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• Basil
  ...herb prominently featured in Italian cuisine, and also plays a major role in the Southeast Asian cuisines of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. The ...most common varieties of basil are treated as annuals, some are perennial in warm, tropical climates, including African Blue and Holy Thai basil.
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• Hydroelectric
  ...argest hydroelectric power stations|largest hydro-electric power station]] in the world]] ...an installed capacity of 777 [[GWe]] supplied 2998 TWh of hydroelectricity in 2006.<ref>http://www.eia.doe.gov/ Energy Information Administration interna
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• Quinine
  | legal_status = quinine is now banned in Australia unless specifically for Malaria due to its tendency to kill blood Though it has been [[Quinine#Synthetic_quinine|synthesized]] in the lab, the bark of the [[cinchona]] tree is the only known natural source
  27 KB (3,844 words) - 16:41, 27 September 2010
• Mefloquine
  ...s developed in the 1970s at the [[Walter Reed Army Institute of Research]] in the U.S. as a synthetic analogue of [[quinine]]. Mefloquine is used to prevent [[malaria]] (malaria prophylaxis) and also in the treatment of [[chloroquine]]-resistant [[Plasmodium falciparum|falcipar
  13 KB (1,807 words) - 16:41, 27 September 2010
• Allopurinol
  ...is a drug used primarily to treat [[hyperuricemia]] (excess [[uric acid]] in [[blood plasma]]) and its complications, including chronic [[gout]].<ref na ...ng uric acid production, inhibition of xanthine oxidase causes an increase in hypoxanthine and xanthine, which are converted to closely related purine [[
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• Acetylcysteine
  ...tamol]] (acetaminophen) [[overdose]]. Other uses include sulfate repletion in conditions, such as autism, where cysteine and related sulfur amino acids m In addition to being available as an over-the-counter nutritional supplement,
  28 KB (3,682 words) - 16:42, 27 September 2010
• Phenytoin
  ...rom seizures, it is an option in the treatment of [[trigeminal neuralgia]] in the event that carbamazepine is deemed inappropriate. ...d Kingdom|UK]] and [[Israel]], by [[Parke-Davis]], now part of [[Pfizer]]. In the USSR and post-USSR countries, it was/is marketed as '''Дифенин''
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• Levamisole
  ...d neck cancer]]. The drug was withdrawn from the U.S. and Canadian markets in 2000 and 2003 respectively, due to the risk of serious side effects and the ...d as an [[adulterant]] in [[cocaine]] sold in the US and Canada, resulting in serious side effects.<ref name="mmwr">{{cite journal |author= |title=Agranu
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• Clindamycin
  ...'''[[Duac]]''', '''[[BenzaClin]]''', and '''Clindoxyl''' and '''Acanya''' (in combination with [[benzoyl peroxide]]), and '''[[Ziana]]''' (with [[tretino ...e | year = 2007 | accessdate = 2007-12-01 | publisher = RxList.com}}</ref> In patients with [[hypersensitivity]] to [[penicillin]]s, clindamycin may be u
  25 KB (3,261 words) - 14:17, 11 September 2010
• Chloramphenicol
  ...2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dncbi.nlm.nih.gov}}</ref> In low-income countries, chloramphenicol is still widely used because it is in ...ith chloramphenicol treatment is [[bone marrow]] toxicity, which may occur in two distinct forms: [[bone marrow suppression]], which is a direct toxic ef
  29 KB (3,876 words) - 16:42, 27 September 2010
• Doxycycline
  ...tration (United States)|U.S. Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) approval in 1967, becoming Pfizer's first once-a-day broad-spectrum antibiotic. Other b ...Tervahartiala T, ''et al.'' |title=Tear fluid levels of MMP-8 are elevated in ocular rosacea--treatment effect of oral doxycycline |journal=Graefes Arch.
  20 KB (2,578 words) - 16:43, 27 September 2010
• Nitrofurantoin
  ...R''', '''Martifur-100''' (in India) and '''Urantoin'''. It is usually used in treating [[urinary tract infection]]. Like many other drugs, it is often u ...48">{{cite journal |author=Garau J |title=Other antimicrobials of interest in the era of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases: fosfomycin, nitrofurantoin an
  12 KB (1,576 words) - 16:43, 27 September 2010
• Rifampicin
  ...years of attempts in order to obtain more stable semi-synthetic products, in 1959 a new molecule with high efficacy and good tolerability was produced a ...icin is also known as rifaldazine, R/AMP, rofact (in Canada), and rifampin in the United States. There are various types of rifamycins from which this is
  18 KB (2,471 words) - 16:43, 27 September 2010
• Amphotericin B
  | excretion = 40% found in urine after single cumulated over several days <br/> biliar excretion also ...n, but only B is used clinically because it is significantly more active [[in vivo]]: Amphotericin A is almost identical to Amphotericin B [ having a do
  13 KB (1,785 words) - 16:44, 27 September 2010
• Lamivudine
  ...tta first reported the anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) activity of Lamivudine in cell culture which eventually led to the first oral antiviral agent for the ...report, its patent will expire in the United States in 2010 and in Europe in 2011.
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• Stavudine
  | elimination_half-life = 0.8-1.5 hours (in adults) ...2001. The fourth [[antiretroviral drug]] on the market, its patent expired in the United States on 2008-06-25.
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• Atripla
  ...Gilead Sciences]]'s [[tenofovir]] and [[emtricitabine]] (already available in the anti-HIV combination [[Truvada]]) with [[Bristol-Myers Squibb]]'s [[efa ...pproved by the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] on July 12, 2006. In the UK, the drug cost to the NHS is {{GB£}}620 per month.
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• Valproic acid
  | excretion = Less than 3% excreted unchanged in urine. ...]] and [[mood stabilizer|mood-stabilizing]] [[medication|drug]], primarily in the treatment of [[epilepsy]], [[bipolar disorder]], and, less commonly, [[
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• Aspirin
  ...rction|heart attacks]], [[stroke]]s, and [[thrombus|blood clot]] formation in people at high risk for developing blood clots.<ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 1 ...F. Jencks| title = Aspirin in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries : Patterns of Use and Outcomes| journal = Ci
  78 KB (10,918 words) - 16:52, 27 September 2010
• Omeprazole
  ...INN]]) ({{pronEng|oʊˈmɛprəzoʊl}}) is a [[proton pump inhibitor]] used in the treatment of [[dyspepsia]], [[peptic ulcer|peptic ulcer disease]] (PUD) ...also available as lyophilized injectable dosage form which was introduced in Bangladesh for the first time ever.
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