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• Ibuprofen
  ...e coronary arteries and some other blood vessels. Ibuprofen is a ''core'' medicine in the [[World Health Organization]]'s "[[WHO Model List of Essential Medic ...uries, with less risk of digestive problems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/painpag/topical/topkin.html |title=Topical NSAIDs:
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• Mercury (element)
  *[[Mercury(I) chloride]] ([[calomel]]) is sometimes still used in [[medicine]], acousto-optical filters and as a standard in electrochemistry;<ref name= ...pecialized Information Services of the [[United States National Library of Medicine]] (NLM) that uses maps of the United States to help users visually explore
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• Morphine
  | routes_of_administration = [[Inhalation]] ([[smoking]]), [[Insufflation (medicine)|insufflation]] ([[snorting]]), [[oral]], [[rectal]], [[subcutaneous]] (S.C *[[Faintness]] or [[Syncope (medicine)|syncope]]
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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
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• 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
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• 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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• Aconitum
  ...AN AND NARDOSTACHYS}}</ref> Aconite was also described in Greek and Roman medicine by [[Theophrastus]], [[Dioscorides]], and [[Pliny the Elder]], who most lik In Western medicine preparations of aconite were used until just after the middle of the 20th c
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• Tephrosia purpurea
  ...is digestible, anthelmintic, alexiteric, leprosy, ulcers, [[antipyretic]], alternative, cures diseases of liver, spleen, heart, blood, tumours, asthma etc. A deco
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• Nerium oleander
  ...ed treatments are being promoted on the Internet and in some [[alternative medicine]] circles, drawing a warning letter from the [[Food and Drug Administration ...enters Toxic Exposure Surveillance System.'' American Journal of Emergency Medicine 21 (5): 353-421.</ref> There are innumerable reported suicidal cases of con
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• Atropa belladonna
  It has a long history of use as a medicine, cosmetic, and poison. Before the [[Middle Ages]], it was used as an [[Anes ...ef name="harris">{{cite book | title=The Homoeopathic Vade Mecum of Modern Medicine and Surgery: For the Use of Junior Practitioners, Students, Clergymen, Miss
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• Temazepam
  ...ruginfo/medmaster/a684003.html MedlinePlus]</ref> In 1979 the Institute of Medicine (USA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse stated that most hypnotics l ...Academy_of_Sleep_Medicine|format= PDF|publisher= American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.jobs
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• Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...o geography (26% of the ''[[Macropædia]]''), biography (14%), biology and medicine (11%), literature (7%), physics and astronomy (6%), religion (5%), art (4%) ...Britannica, Inc.]] | year = 2007 | volume = 3 | pages = 957}}</ref> Common alternative spellings are provided with cross-references such as "Color: ''see'' Colour
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• Graves' ophthalmopathy
  ...ids), and sometimes [[cyclosporine]].<ref>Harrison's Principles of Inernal Medicine, 16th Ed., Ch. 320, Disorders of the Thyroid Gland</ref> Many autoimmune an ...is used to avoid corneal damage caused by exposure. [[Tarsorrhaphy]] is an alternative option when the complications of ocular exposure can't be avoided solely wi
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• Pentoxifylline
  Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Br J Pharmacol. 2006 Oct;149(4):4 == Alternative brand names ==
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• Propolis
  | journal = Evidence-based Compl. and Alt. Medicine | volume = 2 | issue = 1 | pages = 29–32 | month = February | year = ...s.org/cgi/reprint/3/2/249.pdf Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 3(2): 249–254]</ref> and prenylated acids such as 4-hydroxy-3,5-diprenyl
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• Biopolymer
  ...change the substrate through a free radical mechanism while others follow alternative chemical routes. Typical examples are biological oxidation and biological h ...al applications in the following areas: electronics, photonics, aerospace, medicine and pharmacy, food and agriculture, packaging, construction engineering, et
  68 KB (9,959 words) - 10:10, 20 September 2010
• Polyethylene
  ...(methylene)''<ref name="Kahovec" /> (poly(methanediyl) is an non-preferred alternative<ref>[http://old.iupac.org/reports/provisional/abstract04/favre_310305.html ...is commonly used for the construction of articular portions of [[implant (medicine)|implants]] used for [[hip replacement|hip]] and [[knee replacement]]s.
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• Petroleum
  ...rom petroleum was invented by [[Ignacy Łukasiewicz]], providing a cheaper alternative to [[whale oil]]. The demand for the petroleum as a fuel for lighting in No {{Main|Alternative propulsion|Biofuel|Hydrogen economy}}
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• Refractory metals
  ...operty for the use of tungsten in weapon [[projectile]]s, for example as a alternative for DU [[kinetic energy penetrator]] for tank guns.<ref>{{cite conference | ...have been found for tantalum owing to this property, particularly in the [[medicine|medical]] and [[surgery|surgical]] fields, and also in harsh [[acid]]ic env
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• Paraffin
  Paraffin [[wax]] (or simply "paraffin", but see alternative name for ''kerosene'', above) is mostly found as a white, odorless, tastele *Medicine ([[Laxative]])
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