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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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• Allopurinol
  ...884">{{cite journal | author = Pacher P, Nivorozhkin A, Szabó C | title = Therapeutic effects of xanthine oxidase inhibitors: renaissance half a century after th ...ill 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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• Albendazole
  ...States]], the [[Food and Drug Administration (United States)|U.S. Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) has not approved albendazole for this indication. It ==Drug interactions==
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• Chloramphenicol
  ...d is usually reversible, and [[aplastic anemia]], which is [[idiosyncratic drug reaction|idiosyncratic]] (rare, unpredictable, and unrelated to dose) and g ==Therapeutic uses==
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• Vancomycin
  ...|bacteria]]. It has traditionally been reserved as a [[drug of last resort|drug of "last resort"]], used only after treatment with other antibiotics had fa ...n, Michael; Plotkin, Mark (2003). ''The Killers Within: The Deadly Rise of Drug-Resistant Bacteria''. Back Bay Books. ISBN 978-0316735667.</ref> The organi
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• Isoniazid
  ...maceutical companies attempted unsuccessfully to simultaneously patent the drug<ref>{{Cite journal|journal=Lancet|volume=373|issue=9670|pages=1148&ndash;11 ...e enzyme responsible for acetylation, so that some patients metabolize the drug more quickly than others. Hence, the [[half-life]] is [[Bimodal distributi
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• Atropine
  ...arinic acetylcholine receptor]]. It is classified as an [[anticholinergic drug]]. Being potentially deadly, it derives its name from [[Atropos]], one of t ...lowly, typically wearing off in 7 to 14 days, so it is generally used as a therapeutic [[mydriatic]], whereas [[tropicamide]] (a shorter-acting [[cholinergic]] an
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• Ketamine
  ...isoforms to N-demethylation of ketamine in human liver microsomes |journal=Drug Metabolism and Disposition |volume=30 |issue=7 |pages=853–8 |year=2002 |m ...r=1999 |pmid=10551055 |pmc=2148883}}</ref> and is used as a [[recreational drug]].
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• Atenolol
  ...receptor|β₁ receptor]] [[receptor_antagonist|antagonist]], a [[drug]] belonging to the group of [[beta blockers]] (sometimes written [[beta blo Due to its hydrophilic properties, the drug is less suitable in [[migraine]] prophylaxis compared to propranolol, becau
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• Ibuprofen
  ...''pro'''panoic-'''phen'''olic acid) is a [[non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug]] (NSAID) originally marketed as '''Brufen''', and since then under various ...prise|Queen's Award For Technical Achievement]] for the development of the drug in 1987.<ref name="title Dr. Stewart Adams: I tested ibuprofen on my hangov
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• Mercury (element)
  ...es |publisher= Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration}}</ref> ...y is still used in some diuretics, although substitutes now exist for most therapeutic uses.
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• Aconitum
  ...enus, ''Aconitum napellus'' (the Common Monkshood) was considered to be of therapeutic and of toxicological importance. Its roots have occasionally been mistaken ...caution was required, as abraded skin could absorb a dangerous dose of the drug, and merely tasting some of the concentrated preparations available could b
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• Temazepam
  |routes_of_administration=Therapeutic: Oral<br />Recreational Abuse: Intravenous (IV), Intramuscular (IM), Insuff ...mit the prescribing of hypnotics to two-to-four weeks due to concerns of [[drug tolerance|tolerance]] and [[physical dependence|dependence]].<ref name="tem
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• Tocainide
  ...pplied Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Principles of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2006. {{cardiovascular-drug-stub}}
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• Lead poisoning
  ...uthor = |title= Clinical Chemistry, 6th edition |chapter= Therapeutic drug monitoring and chemical aspects of toxicology |editor= Marshall, W.J.; Bangert, S.K. | *{{cite book |author = Kosnett, M.J. |title= Poisoning and Drug Overdose, 5th edition |chapter= Lead |editor= Olson, K.R. |publisher= McGr
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• Noise-induced hearing loss
  ...erage (TWA) is above the [[exposure action value]] of 90 dB. If subsequent monitoring shows that 85 dB is not surpassed for an eight-hour TWA, the employee is no ...f name="magnesium-preventive">[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12030420 Therapeutic effect of parenteral magnesium on noise-induced hearing loss in the guinea
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• Lymphedema
  ...nce analysis: proven utility in lymphedema risk assessment and therapeutic monitoring |journal=Lymphat Res Biol |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=51–6 |year=2006 |pmid ...to treat sprains), as the long-stretch bandages cannot produce the proper therapeutic tension necessary to safely reduce lymphedema and may in fact end up produc
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• Portopulmonary hypertension
  ...cases, the diagnosis is actually made at the time of invasive hemodynamic monitoring following anesthesia induction prior to liver transplantation.<ref>Hadengue ...>Kerins et al. Prostacyclin and Prostaglandin E1: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic utility. Prog Hemostasis Thrombosis 1991;10:307-37</ref> Prostacyclin – P
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• 11-nor-9-Carboxy-THC
  ...of cannabis from plasma THC and THCCOOH concentrations. ''Therapeutic Drug Monitoring''. 2006 Aug;28(4):540-4. PMID 16885722</ref> if only 11-COOH-THC is present
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