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• Otobreda 76 mm
  ...as mounted in a stealth cupola (to reduce [[Radar cross-section]]) onboard the Norwegian ''Fridtjof Nansen''. |part_length=62 caliber: {{convert|4724.4|mm|in|abbr=on|lk=on}}
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• Parrott rifle
  [[Image:parrott_rifle.jpg|thumb|280px|A 200-pound Parrott rifle in Battery Gregg on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1865.]] ...zzle loading]] [[Rifling|rifled]] [[artillery]] weapon used extensively in the [[American Civil War]].
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• Phalanx CIWS
  | origin = United States | type = [[Close-in weapon system]]
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• QF 6 inch /40 naval gun
  ...cases for [[cordite]] propellant were much shorter. A shell stands next to the cartridge. |origin= [[United Kingdom]]<br>license-produced in [[Japan]]
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• Type 91 torpedo
  ...ard an aircraft carrier, each lower half was retouched in black to conceal the roll rudders. |unit_cost= 20,000 yen (in the year 1941)
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• Hydroelectric
  ...est hydroelectric power stations|largest hydro-electric power station]] in the world]] ...tion international statistics database</ref> This was approximately 20% of the world's electricity, and accounted for about 88% of electricity from renewa
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• Ivermectin
  ...he United States, Mectizan in Canada by [[Merck & Co.|Merck]] and Ivexterm in Mexico by [[Valeant Pharmaceuticals International]]. It is mainly used in humans in the treatment of [[onchocerciasis]], but is also effective against other worm i
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• Quinine
  | pregnancy_category = C <small>([[United States of America|USA]])</small>, D <small>([[Australia|Au]])</small> | legal_status = quinine is now banned in Australia unless specifically for Malaria due to its tendency to kill blood
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• Lidocaine
  ...ia experiments on himself.<ref name="lofgren_1948"/> It was first marketed in 1949. ...issue = 11 | year = 1999 | pages = 1557 | author = T. J. Reilly | title = The Preparation of Lidocaine | url = http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/Journal/Issue
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• Chloroquine
  ...ine''' ({{pron-en|ˈklɔrəkwɪn}}) is a [[4-aminoquinoline]] drug used in the treatment or prevention of [[malaria]]. ...n anti-malarial drug. It was introduced into clinical practice in 1947 for the prophylactic treatment of malaria.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/history/i
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• Acetylcysteine
  | legal_status = Schedule 4 ([[Australia|Aus]])<br />[[Over-the-counter substance|OTC]] or [[Prescription drug|Rx]] ([[U.S.]]) ...tamol]] (acetaminophen) [[overdose]]. Other uses include sulfate repletion in conditions, such as autism, where cysteine and related sulfur amino acids m
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• Naloxone
  ...ioid overdose antidote Naloxone over counter 'will save lives' | publisher=The Guardian | date=29 January 2016 | author=Melissa Davey}}</ref> .../books?id=Rn51BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA191}}</ref> Multiple doses may be required, as the duration of action of most opioids is greater than that of naloxone.<ref na
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• Clindamycin
  ...Clostridium difficile|''Clostridium difficile''-associated]] [[diarrhea]] (the most frequent cause of [[pseudomembranous colitis]]). Although this [[side- ...'''[[Duac]]''', '''[[BenzaClin]]''', and '''Clindoxyl''' and '''Acanya''' (in combination with [[benzoyl peroxide]]), and '''[[Ziana]]''' (with [[tretino
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• Chloramphenicol
  | legal_status = Ocular P, else POM <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small> .... It is considered a prototypical [[broad-spectrum antibiotic]], alongside the [[Tetracycline antibiotics|tetracycline]]s.
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• Doxycycline
  ...tration (United States)|U.S. Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) approval in 1967, becoming Pfizer's first once-a-day broad-spectrum antibiotic. Other b ...Tervahartiala T, ''et al.'' |title=Tear fluid levels of MMP-8 are elevated in ocular rosacea--treatment effect of oral doxycycline |journal=Graefes Arch.
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• Metronidazole
  ...ame of '''Nidagyl''' manufactured and marketed by '''Star Laboratories'''. In Thailand it is marketed as '''Mepagyl''' by Thai Nakhorn Patana. Metronidazole is also used as a gel preparation in the treatment of the [[dermatology|dermatological]] conditions such as [[rosacea]] ('''Rozex'''
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• Vancomycin
  ...gnancy_category = B2 <small>([[Australia|Au]])</small>, B <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small> | legal_status = S4 <small>(Au)</small>, POM <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>, ℞-only <small>(U.S.)</small>
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• Rifampicin
  ...Medical Books/McGraw Hill, Medical Pub. Division |location=New York |year=2005 |pages= |isbn=0-07-142290-0 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref> It is a semis ...years of attempts in order to obtain more stable semi-synthetic products, in 1959 a new molecule with high efficacy and good tolerability was produced a
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• Clotrimazole
  | pregnancy_category = C (oral) & B (topical) <small>([[United States|US]])</small> ...rand name '''Canesten''') is an [[antifungal]] medication commonly used in the treatment of fungal infections of both humans and animals such as [[candidi
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• Potassium iodide
  ...r = 2 g/100 mL (ethanol) <br> soluble in [[acetone]] <br> slightly soluble in [[ether]], [[ammonia]] ...e and Iodine Compounds" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2005, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim</ref>
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