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• Tectin (drug)
  '''Tectin''' is the brand name of a [[pain killing drug]] currently in development by [[WEX Pharmaceuticals Inc.]] The drug comes from a toxin in the [[pufferfish]] called [[tetrodotoxin]], a very po
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• Cannabis (drug)
  ...from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa...is the most commonly abused illicit drug in the United States"[http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html] -- ...ailable in the United Kingdom (UK) | author = Matthew J. Atha (Independent Drug Monitoring Unit)}}</ref>
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• Doda (drug)
  ...a/british-columbia/story/2009/11/19/bc-doda-seized.html Popular opium-like drug seized in B.C.] ...a/breakingnews/83501747.html Calgary police make first seizure of emerging drug made of crushed poppies]
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• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
  ...steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines''' ('''NSAIMs''') - are [[Medication|drug]]s with [[analgesic]] and [[antipyretic]] (fever-reducing) effects and whic * [[Celecoxib]] (FDA alert<ref><nowiki>http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/celebrex/celebrex-hcp.htm</nowiki>{{Dead link|date=May 2009}} FDA
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• Drug cartel
  ...production and distribution of cocaine. Since that agreement was broken up drug cartels are no longer actually [[cartel]]s in the proper sense of the word, Drug shippments operate in many countries, including [[Colombia]], [[Brazil]], [
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• Cyclist's Emergency Kit
  ...found in the travel-size section or checkout lanes of discount stores and drug stores.
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• USCGC Unimak (WAVP-379)
  ...of [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]], carrying 1.5 tons of marijuana. Another drug seizure occurred on 2 November 1985, when ''Unimak'' seized [[tugboat]] ''Z
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• Soap
  ...often added for scent. These are true soaps as defined by the US Food and Drug Administration as opposed to mass produced detergent bars. <ref>Everythin
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• Mk 19 grenade launcher
  ...ones2009"/> Used extensively by the [[Mexican Army|army]] in the [[Mexican drug war]].
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• Ivermectin
  ...hp?menu=tn2&page=aboutRiverblindness | postscript= <!--None-->}}</ref> The drug rapidly kills microfilariae, but not the adult worms. A single oral dose of The drug binds and activates glutamate-gated chloride channels (GluCls)<ref name="pm
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• Quinine
  ...]line [[alkaloid]] having [[antipyretic]] (fever-reducing), [[antimalarial drug|antimalarial]], [[analgesic]] (painkilling), [[anti-inflammatory]] properti ...ppearing in therapeutics in the 17th century. It remained the antimalarial drug of choice until the 1940s, when other drugs replaced it. Since then, many e
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• Mefloquine
  | excretion = Primarily bile and feces; urine (9% as unchanged drug, 4% as primary metabolite '''Mefloquine''' is an orally administered [[antimalarial drug]] used prophylactically against and as a treatment for [[malaria]]. It als
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• Glibenclamide
  ...'glyburide''' ([[United States Adopted Name|USAN]]), is an [[anti-diabetic drug]] in a class of medications known as [[sulfonylurea]]s, closely related to The drug works by inhibiting [[ATP-sensitive potassium channel]]s<ref name="pmid1701
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• Bupivacaine
  ...y Name|rINN]]) ({{pronEng|bjuːˈpɪvəkeɪn}}) is a [[local anaesthetic]] drug belonging to the [[amino]] [[amide]] group. [[AstraZeneca]] commonly market ...use of potential risk of tourniquet failure and systemic absorption of the drug.
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• Lidocaine
  ...a common [[local anesthetic]] and [[antiarrhythmic agent|antiarrhythmic]] drug. Lidocaine is used [[topical]]ly to relieve itching, burning and pain from ...en_1948">{{cite book|author=Nils Löfgren|title=Xylocaine: a new synthetic drug|address=Stockholm|year=1948|note=Inaugural Dissertation May 24th 1948}}</r
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• Allopurinol
  '''Allopurinol''' is a drug used primarily to treat [[hyperuricemia]] (excess [[uric acid]] in [[blood ...f> and some patients will be hypersensitive to it. Therefore, use of this drug requires careful monitoring.
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• Chloroquine
  '''Chloroquine''' ({{pron-en|ˈklɔrəkwɪn}}) is a [[4-aminoquinoline]] drug used in the treatment or prevention of [[malaria]]. ...quivocally that CQ has a significant therapeutic value as an anti-malarial drug. It was introduced into clinical practice in 1947 for the prophylactic trea
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• Chlorphenamine
  ...ession of cough, analgesia, and other effects from a given quantity of the drug by itself. In various places in the world, cough & cold preparations contai In the drug [[Coricidin]], Chlorphenamine is combined with the cough [[suppressant]] [[
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• Dexamethasone
  ...eroid]] drugs. It acts as an [[anti-inflammatory]] and [[immunosuppressive drug|immunosuppressant]]. It is 20 to 30 times more potent than the naturally oc ...g [[chemotherapy]] are given Dexamethasone to counteract certain [[Adverse drug reaction|side-effects]] of their antitumor treatment. Dexamethasone can aug
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• Prednisolone
  Prednisolone is a [[corticosteroid]] drug with predominantly [[glucocorticoid]] and low [[mineralocorticoid]] activit It can also be used as an [[immunosuppressive]] drug for [[organ transplants]] and in cases of adrenal insufficiency ([[Addison'
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• Acetylcysteine
  ...Australia|Aus]])<br />[[Over-the-counter substance|OTC]] or [[Prescription drug|Rx]] ([[U.S.]]) ...''-acetyl-''L''-cysteine''' (abbreviated '''NAC'''), is a [[pharmaceutical drug]] and [[nutritional supplement]] used primarily as a [[mucolytic agent]] an
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• Deferoxamine
  ...dly reduce the pain commonly experienced after receiving injections of the drug.<ref>Iran Produces First Desferal Pills." Press TV 9 May 2009. 9 May 2009 <
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• Dimercaprol
  ...nt of the acute encephalopathy of lead toxicity. It is a potentially toxic drug, and its use may be accompanied by multiple side effects. Although treatme
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• Naloxone
  ...ass_name=%2804%2E2%2E%29Specific%20antidotes%3Cbr%3E|website=International Drug Price Indicator Guide|accessdate=13 August 2015}}</ref> ...mergency overdose response kits distributed to [[heroin]] and other opioid drug users and emergency responders. This has been shown to reduce rates of dea
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• Penicillamine
  *Drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus
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