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• Halothane
  ...contains 0.01% [[thymol]] as a stabilising agent. Halothane is a ''core'' medicine in the [[World Health Organization]]'s "[[WHO Model List of Essential Medic ...gents became popular. Halothane retains some use in [[veterinary medicine|veterinary]] [[surgery]] and in the [[Third World]] because of its lower cost.
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• Ivermectin
  ...blindness]] (onchocerciasis) in the [[Americas]] and stop [[transmission (medicine)|transmission]] of [[lymphatic filariasis]] and onchocerciasis around the w ===Veterinary use===
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• Chlorphenamine
  ...heniramine is one of the most commonly used antihistamines in small-animal veterinary practice as well. Although not generally approved as an [[antidepressant]] ...y: A Personal View With an Emphasis on Antidepressants]''. ''Psychosomatic Medicine'' 1999; 61:591-598.</ref> however the literature is not consistent in this
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• Dexamethasone
  ...sher=US Army Research Inst. of Environmental Medicine Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division Technical Report |volume=USARIEM-TN94-2 |url=http://archive.rubico Annals of Internal Medicine [http://www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/146/8/615.pdf PDF]</ref>
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• Phenobarbital
  ...rand Mal) in [[developing country|developing countries]]. It is a ''core'' medicine in the [[WHO Model List of Essential Medicines]], which is a list of minimu ==Veterinary uses==
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• Levamisole
  Currently, levamisole remains in [[veterinary medicine|veterinary]] use as a [[dewormer]] for livestock. The medication has also been increas ...humans and animals. Most current commercial preparations are intended for veterinary use as a [[Deworming|dewormer]] in cattle, pigs, and sheep. However, levam
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• Praziquantel
  | legal_status = U.S.: Rx-only (human use), over-the-counter (veterinary use)[http://www.farnampet.com/press_releases.php?id=100674] ...s not licensed for use in humans in the UK; it is, however, available as a veterinary anthelmintic, and is available for use in humans on a named-patient basis.
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• Clindamycin
  ...hicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |journal=[[New England Journal of Medicine|N Engl J Med]] |volume=357 |issue=4 |pages=380–90 |year=2007 |pmid=176526 == Veterinary use==
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• Metronidazole
  | type of medicine = [[antibiotic]], [[antiprotozoal agent|antiprotozoal]] ...ng C. difficile, metronidazole is banned in the [[EU]] and the [[USA]] for veterinary use in the feed of animals and is banned for use in any food animals in the
  19 KB (2,528 words) - 16:43, 27 September 2010
• Streptomycin
  ...istered by regular [[intramuscular injection]]s. An adverse effect of this medicine is [[ototoxicity]], which can lead to hearing loss{{Citation needed|date=Ma * In [[veterinary medicine]], streptomycin is the first line antibiotic for use against [[gram negativ
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• Sodium nitrite
  ...ration in water. Sodium nitrite also has been used in human and veterinary medicine as a [[vasodilator]], a [[bronchodilator]], and an [[antidote]] for [[cyani ...rst4 = R. G. | journal = American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | volume = 175 | issue = 8 | pages = 798}}</ref>
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• Ketamine
  ...[Intravenous therapy|IV]], [[Intramuscular injection|IM]], [[Insufflation (medicine)|Insufflate]]d, oral, [[topical]] '''Ketamine''' is a [[drug]] used in human and [[veterinary medicine]] developed by [[Parke-Davis]] (today a part of [[Pfizer]]) in 1962. Its [[
  69 KB (9,697 words) - 21:01, 24 September 2010
• Ciprofloxacin
  ...ifferent brand names and is also available for limited use in [[veterinary medicine]]. ...on]] (FDA) in 1987. Ciprofloxacin has 12 FDA-approved human uses and other veterinary uses, but it is often used for non-approved uses (off-label). Ciprofloxacin
  88 KB (11,930 words) - 16:46, 27 September 2010
• Sodium thiopental
  ...ial child killers', January 12, 2007, Reuters.</ref> Thiopental is a core medicine in the [[World Health Organization]]'s "[[WHO Model List of Essential Medic ...gesia |accessdate=2007-08-05 |publisher=[[University of Virginia School of Medicine]]}}</ref>
  24 KB (3,339 words) - 16:46, 27 September 2010
• Metformin
  ...officinalis|French lilac]] (''Galega officinalis''), a plant used in folk medicine for several centuries.<ref name = Witters>{{vcite journal |author=Witters L ...litus: systematic review and meta-analysis |journal=[[Archives of Internal Medicine|Arch Intern Med]] |volume=163 |issue=21 |pages=2594–602 |year=2003 |pmid=
  66 KB (8,976 words) - 16:47, 27 September 2010
• Aspirin
  ...ans Administration Cooperative Study| journal = The New England journal of medicine| date = 1983-08-18| pmid = 6135989}}</ref> It has also been established tha ...e and reduced risk of fatal colon cancer |journal=[[New England Journal of Medicine|N Engl J Med]] |volume=325 |issue=23 |pages=1593–6 |year=1991 |pmid=16698
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• Nitrous oxide
  ...Anæsthesia: 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, ===In medicine===
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• Paracetamol
  ...Hoboken, N.J.}}</ref> Overshadowed in part by [[aspirin]], introduced into medicine by [[Heinrich Dreser]] in 1899, phenacetin was popular for many decades, pa ...on with other pharmaceutical agents.<ref name=badmed>{{cite book|title=Bad Medicine: The Prescription Drug Industry in the Third World|author = Milton Silverma
  54 KB (7,376 words) - 16:52, 27 September 2010
• Diazepam
  ...azepam|work=Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)|publisher= National Library of Medicine|accessdate= 2006-03-10}}</ref> It possesses [[anxiolytic]], [[anticonvulsan ...tively low toxicity in overdose.<ref name="Riss-2008"/> Diazepam is a core medicine in the [[World Health Organization]]'s "[[WHO Model List of Essential Medic
  78 KB (10,295 words) - 16:51, 27 September 2010
• EDTA
  ===Medicine=== ...tetraacetic-acid-000302.htm|title=Home > Medical Reference > Complementary Medicine > EDTA overview|work=University of Maryland Medical Center|accessdate=16 De
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