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• Tylenol
  ...] packaging and "gelcaps" across the [[over-the-counter drug]] (OTC) and [[prescription drug]] industry.<ref name="nytrecall">''[[New York Times]]'' article: "[htt ...5/474 Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity], William M. Lee, New England Journal of Medicine, July 31, 2003, 349:474-485.</ref>
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• Menthol
  *In non-prescription products for short-term relief of minor sore throat and minor mouth or thro **Examples: [[lip balm]]s and [[cough medicine]]s
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• Sativex
  ...uthorization represents the world's first full regulatory approval for the medicine. Sativex is being marketed in the UK by Bayer Schering Pharma. ...approved by [[Health Canada]] under a licence with conditions (NOC/c) for prescription use<ref name="gwpharm">
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• Tetrahydrocannabinol
  ...society.org/about-multiple-sclerosis/treatments/complementary--alternative-medicine/marijuana/index.aspx|title=Marijuana (Cannabis)|publisher=National Multiple ...analysis can often be helpful in distinguishing active from passive use or prescription from illicit use, elapsed time since use and extent or duration of use.<ref
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• Synthetic cannabis
  ...order them without a prescription. In practice it is not possible to get a prescription.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}
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• Cannabis
  .... There are currently 2 oral forms of cannabis (cannabinoids) available by prescription in the United States for nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemoth ...m as the prescription drug [[dronabinol]] (Marinol) in many countries. The prescription drug [[Sativex]], an extract of cannabis administered as a [[sublingual]] s
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• Cannabis (drug)
  ...and the book "Live Free or Die" by Shona Banda relate experiences with the medicine. ...ssive disorder|depression]]. Synthesized [[cannabinoids]] are also sold as prescription drugs, including Marinol ([[dronabinol]] in the United States and Germany)
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• Post–acute withdrawal syndrome
  Drug abuse, including alcohol and prescription drugs can induce symptomatology which resembles mental illness. This can oc ...|volume=24 |issue=4 |pages=969–76 |issn=0033-2917 |journal=Psychological medicine |url= |format= |doi=10.1017/S0033291700029056 }}</ref>
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• Buprenorphine
  ...rug of the [[Opium Law]], though special rules and guidelines apply to its prescription and dispensation. In the USA, it has been a [[Controlled Substances Act|Sch ...ttenfeld et al. (1997) Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine</ref> to up to 100&nbsp;mg (high dose)<ref name="Johnson">Rolley Johnson ''
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• Hydromorphone
  Hydromorphone is used in medicine as an alternative to [[morphine]] and [[heroin]] for analgesia, and as a se ...morphine due to a mix-up between the similar names, either at the time the prescription is written or when the drug is dispensed. This has led to several deaths an
  38 KB (5,300 words) - 22:13, 21 September 2010
• Fentanyl
  ...followed in the next decade by the introduction of the first quick-acting prescription formations of fentanyl for personal use, the [[Actiq]] lollipop and [[Fento ...sion and sedation with transdermal fentanyl: four case studies. Palliative Medicine, 2003; 17: 714-716.</ref> In 2006 the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]
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• Methadone
  ...diseases: the official journal of the ASAM, American Society of Addiction Medicine |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=5–26 |year=1994 |pmid=8018740 |doi=}}</ref><re ...ives on Optimal Methadone Maintenance Dose|journal= Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine |volume=67 |issue=5&6 |pages=404–411 |year=2000}}</ref><ref name="Faggian
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• Hydrocodone
  * [[Cough medicine|Antitussive]] ...is an orally active [[narcotic]] [[analgesic]] (pain reliever) and [[Cough medicine|antitussive]] (cough suppressant). It is commonly available in tablet, caps
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• Dextromethorphan
  ...neric drug|generic]] labels. Dextromethorphan has also found other uses in medicine, ranging from [[pain relief]] to [[psychological]] applications. It is sold ..., codeine phosphate syrup is still available in small quantities without a prescription in some states, but requires a signature and ID to purchase, similar to mod
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• Purple drank
  ...Its main ingredient is [[prescription drug|prescription]]-strength [[cough medicine|cough syrup]] containing [[codeine]] and [[promethazine]].<ref name=Peters> The most popular type of codeine syrup is [[promethazine]]-[[codeine]], a prescription cough syrup. The active ingredients are [[codeine]], a [[narcotic]], and th
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• Ketorolac
  ...cy)|capsule]]) and [[Intramuscular injection|intramuscular]] ([[Injection (medicine)|injected]]) preparations is a [[racemic mixture]] of both (''S'')-(−)-ke Ketorolac is [[Indication (medicine)|indicated]] for short-term management of moderate to severe postoperative
  16 KB (2,012 words) - 22:15, 21 September 2010
• Ketoprofen
  | legal_status = Prescription-only medicine ...this form has been discontinued. It is available by [[Medical prescription|prescription]] as 50, 75, 100, 150, and 200 mg capsules.
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• Advil
  ...in 1969 in the UK and 1974 in the US. Ibuprofen became available without a prescription in the UK in 1983 under the name "Nurofen" and in the US in 1984 under the ...States in 1984 under the brand name "Advil". Anyone could buy it without a prescription for the treatment of headaches, dental pain, migraine and menstrual pain. I
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• COX-2 inhibitor
  ...t capitalized on these publications; Vioxx was the most heavily advertised prescription drug in [[2000]], and Celebrex the seventh, according to [[IMS Health]]. ...which showed that 9.1% of people taking Vioxx received a gastro-protective medicine compared with 11.2% of people taking naproxen, a reduction of 19%. In addit
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• Salsalate
  ...of and release of [[prostaglandin]]s. Salsalate is the generic name of a prescription drug marketed under the [[brandname]]s Mono-Gesic, Salflex, Disalcid, and S narcotic pain medicine for people with spinal disc protrusion.
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