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• Didanosine
  ...ective against [[HIV]] and used in combination with other [[antiretroviral drug]] therapy as part of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The related pro-drug of didanosine, 2'3'-dideoxyadenosine (ddA), was initially synthesized by M.
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• Emtricitabine
  ...'), is a [[nucleoside]] [[reverse transcriptase inhibitor]] (NRTI) for the treatment of [[HIV]] infection in adults and children. ...proved by the [[Food and Drug Administration (United States)|U.S. Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) on July 12, 2006 under the brand name '''Atripla'''.
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• Lamivudine
  ...een used for treatment of chronic [[hepatitis B]] at a lower dose than for treatment of [[HIV]]. It improves the seroconversion of e-antigen positive hepatitis ...tually led to the first oral antiviral agent for the treatment of HBV. The drug was later licensed to the British pharmaceutical company Glaxo by Biochem P
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• Stavudine
  ...release version for once-a-day dosing in 2001. The fourth [[antiretroviral drug]] on the market, its patent expired in the United States on 2008-06-25. ...dystrophy]], and for this reason it is no longer considered an appropriate treatment for most patients in developed countries.
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• Tenofovir
  | legal_status = ℞-only <small>(U.S.)</small>, [[Prescription drug|POM]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small> ...under the trade name '''Viread''', belongs to a class of [[antiretroviral drug]]s known as nucleotide analogue [[reverse transcriptase inhibitor]]s (nRTIs
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• Efavirenz
  ...ghly active [[Antiretroviral drug|antiretroviral therapy]] (HAART) for the treatment of a human immunodeficiency virus ([[HIV]]) type 1. ...ides HAART in a single tablet taken once a day. It results in a simplified drug regimen for many patients.
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• Nevirapine
  ...on = [[Kidney|Renal]]: <6% (Parent drug) <br> [[Bile|Biliary]] <5% (Parent drug) As with other [[antiretroviral drug]]s, HIV rapidly develops resistance if nevirapine is used alone, so recomme
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• Indinavir
  ...pharmacology)|protease inhibitor]] used as a component of [[antiretroviral drug|highly active antiretroviral therapy]] (HAART) to treat [[HIV]] infection a ...y prior antiretroviral drug; using it with dual NRTIs set the standard for treatment of HIV/AIDS and raised the bar on design and introduction of subsequent ant
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• Lopinavir
  | legal_status = ℞-only <small>(U.S.)</small>, [[Prescription drug|POM]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small> '''Lopinavir''' ('''ABT-378''') is an [[Antiretroviral drug|antiretroviral]] of the [[Protease inhibitor (pharmacology)|protease inhibi
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• Atripla
  ...ed dose combination (antiretroviral)|fixed dose combination]] drug for the treatment of [[HIV]] infection. It combines [[Gilead Sciences]]'s [[tenofovir]] and [ ...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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• Combivir
  ...olypharmacy|pill burden]] and in aiding compliance with the antiretroviral drug therapy. ...e in the United States by the [[U.S. Food and Drug Administration|Food and Drug Administration]] on September 26, 1997, making it the thirteenth approved a
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• Nelfinavir
  '''Nelfinavir''' ('''Viracept''') is an [[antiretroviral drug]] used in the treatment of the [[human immunodeficiency virus]] (HIV). Nelfinavir belongs to the cl ...ribed in combination with [[HIV]] reverse transcriptase inhibitors for the treatment of HIV infection. <ref>{{cite journal |author=Zhang KE, Wu E, Patick AK, ''
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• Ribavirin
  ...mes: Copegus, Rebetol, Ribasphere, Vilona and Virazole) is an [[anti-viral drug]] indicated for severe [[Human respiratory syncytial virus|RSV]] infection ...he drug is present, which can be as long as 6 months after a course of the drug has ended.
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• Diloxanide furoate
  '''Diloxanide furoate''' is an anti-protozoal drug used in the treatment of ''[[Entamoeba histolytica]]''<ref name="pmid19332922">{{cite journal |au ...d that this drug had a low incidence of side effects and was successful in treatment of 86% of asymptomatic carriers of ''[[Entamoeba histolytica]].'' <ref nam
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• Codeine
  ...ies and inhibitory profiles of CYP2D6.1, CYP2D6.10, and CYP2D6.17 |journal=Drug Metab. Dispos. |volume=35 |issue=8 |pages=1292–300 |year=2007 |month=Augu ...most widely used opiate in the world, and probably the most commonly used drug overall according to numerous reports by organizations including the World
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• Sodium nitrite
  ...us mixture including sodium nitrite solution has been used as an emergency treatment for cyanide poisoning (see [[Cyanide#Antidote]]). ...ain.html | title = Heading Off Migraine Pain | publisher = [[U.S. Food and Drug Administration]] | work = FDA Consumer magazine | year = 1998}}</ref>
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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 [[Injection (medicine)|Injection]]s of atropine are used in the treatment of [[bradycardia]] (an extremely low heart rate), [[asystole]] and [[pulsel
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• 4-Aminosalicylic acid
  ...rculosis]]. This [[organic compound]] has been use since the 1940s for the treatment of [[inflammatory bowel disease]]s (IBDs), where it has shown greater poten ...[[streptomycin]]. PAS formed part of the standard [[tuberculosis treatment|treatment for tuberculosis]] prior to the introduction of [[rifampicin]] and [[pyrazi
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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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• Ciprofloxacin
  ...a synthetic [[chemotherapeutic]] [[antibiotic]] of the [[fluoroquinolone]] drug class.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Nelson | first1 = JM. | last2 = Chille ...ently, '''Proquin'''. In addition, ciprofloxacin is available as a generic drug under a variety of different brand names and is also available for limited
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