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• Dexamethasone
  ...563–72 |year=2008 |month=May |pmid=18319312 |pmc=2386273 |doi=10.1210/jc.2008-0040 |url=http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/93/5/1563}}</ref> Dexamethasone may be given to women at risk of delivering prematurely in order to promote [[R
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• Isoniazid
  ...s was first reported in the early 1950s and three pharmaceutical companies attempted unsuccessfully to simultaneously patent the drug<ref>{{Cite journal|journal ...olerated. It is manufactured from [[isonicotinic acid]], which is produced from [[4-Methylpyridine|4-methylpyridine]].<ref>{{Cite book|author=Shinkichi Shi
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• Fluoxetine
  ...Drugs by Units in 2007| accessdate = 2008-03-30 | author = Verispan|date = 2008-02-18| format = PDF | publisher = Drug Topics}}</ref><!-- the "third-most p ...repinephrine and [[dopamine]]. This test, carried out by Jong-Sir Horng in May 1972,<ref name = Wong/> showed the compound later named fluoxetine to be th
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• Aspirin
  ...inistration = Most commonly oral, also rectal. [[Lysine acetylsalicylate]] may be given [[intravenous therapy|IV]] or [[intramuscular injection|IM]] ...d = 6135989}}</ref> It has also been established that low doses of aspirin may be given immediately after a heart attack to reduce the risk of another hea
  78 KB (10,918 words) - 16:52, 27 September 2010
• Nitrous oxide
  ...a conscious person from pain, another 44 years would elapse before doctors attempted to use it for [[anaesthesia]]. The use of nitrous oxide as a [[recreational ...a: Dr. Horace Wells of Hartford|work=Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, May 1933; v.5, n.5, p.421–430|year=1933}}</ref> In the following weeks, Wells
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• Diazepam
  | image2 = Diazepam-from-xtal-3D-balls.png ...eceptor]] leading to [[central nervous system]] depression.<ref name="Riss-2008"/> Diazepam has also been used as a recreational drug.
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• Aconitum
  ...)|follicle]], a follicle being a dry, unilocular, many-seeded fruit formed from one carpel, and dehiscing by the ventral suture in order to release seeds. ...onally been mistaken for [[horseradish]]. It has a short underground stem, from which dark-colored tapering roots descend. The crown or upper portion of th
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• Stinging nettle
  ..., burn weed, burn hazel. The pain and itching from a nettle sting can last from only a few minutes to as long as a week.{{Citation needed|date=September 20 ...[Highland Clearances]] can still be identified.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}}
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• Mortimer J. Adler
  {{Refimprove|date=November 2008}} | year = 1922 (Vol x, Nos. 5-6, April-May 1922)
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• Superabsorbent polymer
  {{Expert-subject|chemistry|date=November 2008}} ...n. In deionized and distilled water, SAP may absorb 500 times its weight (from 30–60 times its own volume), but when put into a 0.9% saline solution, th
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• Biopolymer
  ...re & Mechanical Properties", Progress in Materials Science, Vol. 53, p. 1 (2008) ...as compostable, even though they are biodegradable. A home composting logo may soon be established which will enable consumers to dispose of packaging dir
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• Gunpowder
  | self-published=November 2008 | primarysources=November 2008
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• White cane
  .... Cane length depends upon the height of a user, and traditionally extends from the floor to the user's [[sternum]]. Some organizers favor the use of much Mobility canes are often made from [[aluminium]], [[graphite-reinforced plastic]] or other [[fibre-reinforced
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• Carbon monoxide poisoning
  ...en works as an [[antidote]] as it increases the removal of carbon monoxide from hemoglobin, in turn providing the body with normal levels of oxygen. The pr ...p://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35375 |archivedate = May 28, 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Lipman GS|title=Carbon monoxi
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• Work–life balance
  ...nity" have been eroded by a performance culture that expects more and more from their employees yet offers little security in return. ...ork and increased stress. This condition is seen in nearly all occupations from blue collar workers to upper management. Over the past decade, a rise in wo
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• Gabapentin
  | pregnancy_category = Benefit of treatment may outweigh risk to fetus. Risk of [[teratogenicity]] greater if more than one ...elta subunits of voltage-gated calcium channels.Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2007 May;28(5):220-8.</ref>
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• Synthetic cannabis
  ...chieved an effect through a mixture of legal herbs. Laboratory analysis in 2008 showed this was not the case and that they in fact contained synthetic [[ca ...ominant brand until 2009, the competing brands that started to appear from 2008 on, were also dubbed 'Spice'. Spice can therefore relate to both the brand
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• Fentanyl
  ...ntanylcitrateinjUSP.htm |title=Data Sheet |publisher=Medsafe.govt.nz |date=2008-03-01 |accessdate=2010-07-28}}</ref> It has an [[LD50|LD₅₀]] of ...lter called the blood-brain barrier, but fentanyl is able to quickly cross from the blood into the brain. As a result, fentanyl begins to have its effect a
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• Salvia divinorum
  ...25 (US Media)]].</ref><ref name="ReferenceB">[[#refMichael20080803|Michael 2008-08-03 (US Media)]].</ref> ...ll be on supervised probation for three years; the charges will be removed from his record if he successfully completes his time on supervision. The judge
  133 KB (18,241 words) - 22:14, 21 September 2010
• Diclofenac
  ...nstrual period|menstrual]] [[pain]], [[dysmenorrhea]]. The name is derived from its chemical name: 2-(2,6-'''dichlo'''ranilino) '''phen'''yl'''ac'''etic ac ...he [[United Kingdom]], [[India]], [[Brazil]] and the [[United States]], it may be supplied as either the [[sodium]] or [[potassium]] [[salts|salt]], in Ch
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