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• V8 Vegetable Juice
  ...vegetables or a mixture of both fruits and vegetables. The brand is owned by the ''Campbell Soup Company''.
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• Sugar beet
  ...m the bulb of the beetroot plant, [[chard]] and fodder beet, all descended by cultivation{{Clarify|date=February 2010}} from the [[sea beet]]. ...one.<ref>[http://www.nass.usda.gov/QuickStats/index2.jsp NASS - Statistics by Subject - Crops & Plants - Field Crops - Sugarbeets]</ref> Beet sugar acco
  21 KB (3,262 words) - 19:30, 14 June 2010
• Duct Tape
  ...ank tape" in motorsports use.<ref name=tank>[http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?cls=MSPORT&pcode=ADVAT175B Demon Tweeks website]</ref> ...st other places in the U.S. However, metalized and [[aluminum]] tapes used by professionals are still often called "duck/duct tapes".
  7 KB (1,098 words) - 18:27, 1 July 2010
• Quinine
  .... The medicinal properties of the cinchona tree were originally discovered by the [[Quechua]] Indians of [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]]; later, the [[Jesuits]] ...leg cramps|nocturnal leg cramps]]. This practice is now considered dubious by the FDA<ref>http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInforma
  27 KB (3,844 words) - 16:41, 27 September 2010
• Chlorphenamine
  ...s all exhibit [[optical isomerism]], and chlorpheniramine in the indicated products is racemic chlorpheniramine maleate, whereas [[dexchlorpheniramine]] (Polar ...t M. (1969). ''Central and peripheral monoaminergic membrane-pump blockade by some addictive analgesics and antihistamines. J Pharm Pharmacol'' 1969; 21:
  6 KB (745 words) - 15:05, 6 July 2010
• Mebendazole
  {{Redirect|MBZ|the automobile brand abbreviated as "MBZ"|Mercedes-Benz}} ...vex''', '''Antiox''', and '''Pripsen'''. It is used to treat infestations by [[worm]]s including [[pinworm]]s, [[roundworm]]s, [[tapeworm]]s, [[hookworm
  5 KB (619 words) - 16:42, 27 September 2010
• Erythromycin
  ...ms, including [[mycoplasma]] and [[Legionellosis]]. It was first marketed by [[Eli Lilly and Company]], and it is today commonly known as EES (erythromy ..., led by J. M. McGuire, managed to isolate Erythromycin from the metabolic products of a strain of ''Streptomyces erythreus'' (designation changed to "''Saccha
  19 KB (2,731 words) - 17:52, 18 September 2010
• Metronidazole
  ...d by '''Star Laboratories'''. In Thailand it is marketed as '''Mepagyl''' by Thai Nakhorn Patana. ...tological]] conditions such as [[rosacea]] ('''Rozex''' and '''MetroGel''' by [[Galderma]]) and [[neoplasia|fungating]] [[tumour]]s ('''Anabact''', Cambr
  19 KB (2,528 words) - 16:43, 27 September 2010
• Griseofulvin
  ...m resistant to fungal infections. It is only when hair or skin is replaced by the keratin-griseofulvin complex that the drug reaches its site of action. ==Common brand names==
  5 KB (678 words) - 14:58, 19 September 2010
• Ribavirin
  '''Ribavirin''' (brand names: Copegus, Rebetol, Ribasphere, Vilona and Virazole) is an [[anti-vira ...s effect is unknown. It is dose-dependent and may sometimes be compensated by decreasing dose. Ribavirin is also a [[teratology|teratogen]] in some anima
  23 KB (3,222 words) - 16:45, 27 September 2010
• Codeine
  Codeine is found in concentrations of 0.3 to 3.0 per cent in opium prepared by the latex method from unripe pods of ''Papaver somniferum''. The concentra ...; in 1721 the London Pharmocopeia mentions an Elixir Asthmaticum, replaced by the term Elixir Paregoricum ("pain soother") in 1746.
  40 KB (5,581 words) - 16:45, 27 September 2010
• Ciprofloxacin
  ...-generation [[quinolone|fluoroquinolone]] antibacterial. It kills bacteria by interfering with the enzymes that cause DNA to rewind after being copied, w ...ciprofloxacin is available as a generic drug under a variety of different brand names and is also available for limited use in [[veterinary medicine]].
  88 KB (11,930 words) - 16:46, 27 September 2010
• Valproic acid
  ...e|migraine]] [[headache]]s and [[schizophrenia]]. It is marketed under the brand names '''Depakote''', '''Depakote ER''', '''Depakene''', '''Depacon''', ''' ...erian]].<ref>Burton BS (1882). On the propyl derivatives and decomposition products of ethylacetoacetate. ''Am Chem J.'' 3:385-395.</ref> A clear liquid fatty
  25 KB (3,328 words) - 16:47, 27 September 2010
• Fluoxetine
  ...rotonin reuptake inhibitor]] (SSRI) class. It is manufactured and marketed by [[Eli Lilly and Company]]. ...Topics}}</ref><!-- the "third-most popular antidepressant claim" is gained by combining the two Verispan sources: "escitalopram" is found in the second s
  52 KB (7,168 words) - 16:47, 27 September 2010
• Triclabendazole
  ...ry, liquid: '''Fasinex'''; human, tablets: '''Egaten'''; both manufactured by [[Novartis]]) is a member of the [[benzimidazole]] family of [[anthelmintic ...ctable solution (combined with ivermectin) was developed and launched also by [[Agrovet Market Animal Health]]. The product, Fasiject Plus, a triclabenda
  2 KB (288 words) - 14:52, 14 July 2010
• Omeprazole
  ...esh it is made and marketed by '''Beacon Pharmaceuticals Ltd'''. under the brand name "'''Xelopes'''". '''Xelopes''' is also available as lyophilized inject ...]]. In the acidic conditions of the stomach, both are converted to achiral products, which reacts with a cysteine group in [[Hydrogen potassium ATPase|H<sup>+
  17 KB (2,299 words) - 09:15, 5 September 2010
• Furosemide
  ...nd [[edema]]. It is most commonly marketed by [[Sanofi-Aventis]] under the brand name '''Lasix'''. It has also been used to prevent [[thoroughbred]] and [ Like other loop diuretics, furosemide acts by inhibiting the [[Na-K-2Cl symporter]] in the [[thick ascending limb]] of th
  12 KB (1,678 words) - 16:48, 27 September 2010
• Simvastatin
  ...me (a major contributor of internal cholesterol production) was discovered by researchers at the [[Max Planck Institute]]. This discovery encouraged scie By 1976, [[Akira Endo (biochemist)|Akira Endo]] had isolated the first inhibit
  14 KB (1,967 words) - 16:48, 27 September 2010
• Potassium chloride
  | ExternalMSDS = [http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/products/icsc/dtasht/_icsc14/icsc1450.htm ICSC 1450] ...tion with metallic sodium at 850&nbsp;°C because the potassium is removed by distillation (see [[Le Chatelier's principle]]):
  14 KB (1,921 words) - 16:49, 27 September 2010
• Ibuprofen
  ...|url=http://jcp.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/32/4/317}}</ref> It was discovered by Andrew RM Dunlop, with colleagues Stewart Adams, John Nicholson, Jeff Wilso ...ion of action of approximately 4–8 hours, which is longer than suggested by its short [[Biological half-life|half-life]]. The recommended dose varies
  29 KB (3,955 words) - 22:17, 21 September 2010

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