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• Carbamazepine
  ...'CBZ''') is an [[anticonvulsant]] and [[mood stabilizer|mood stabilizing]] drug used primarily in the treatment of [[epilepsy]] and [[bipolar disorder]], a ...83. |doi=10.1002/hlca.19540370211}}</ref> Schindler then synthesized the drug in 1960, before its anti-epileptic properties had been discovered.
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• Phenobarbital
  ...these indications. The [[World Health Organization]] recommends its use as first-line for partial and generalized [[Tonic-clonic seizure|tonic-clonic]] [[seizure ...synthesized by Fischer. Phenobarbital was brought to market in 1912 by the drug company Bayer using the brand Luminal. It remained a commonly prescribed se
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• Phenytoin
  .... This was partially because [[Parke-Davis]] was reluctant to invest in a drug nearing the end of its patent life, and partially due to mixed results from It was approved by the [[USA]] [[Food and Drug Administration]] in 1953 for use in [[seizure]]s.
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• Albendazole
  ...States]], the [[Food and Drug Administration (United States)|U.S. Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) has not approved albendazole for this indication. It ==Drug interactions==
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• Levamisole
  .../ |title=Janssen discontinues Ergamisol |last=Frederick |first=James |work=Drug Store News |date=November 27, 2000 |accessdate=2009-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{cit ...s other adulterants will produce smaller "rocks" of cocaine) and makes the drug appear more pure<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/contaminat
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• Mebendazole
  '''Mebendazole''' or '''MBZ''' is a [[benzimidazole]] drug developed by [[Janssen Pharmaceutica]] and marketed as '''Vermox''', '''Ove ==Drug interactions==
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• Niclosamide
  ...also used as a [[piscicide]].It is stressed that while anthelmintics are a drug family used to treat worm infections, Niclosamide is used specifically to t {{antiinfective-drug-stub}}
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• Praziquantel
  ...ral dose, 70 to 80% is found in urine, but less than 0.1% as the unchanged drug. Praziquantel is metabolized through the [[cytochrome P450]] pathway via [[ ...bility of the membranes of [[schistosome]] cells towards calcium ions. The drug thereby induces contraction of the parasites, resulting in paralysis in the
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• Clindamycin
  The most severe common [[adverse drug reaction|adverse effect]] of clindamycin is [[Clostridium difficile|''Clost ...na]]''' (with [[tretinoin]]). Clindamycin is also available as a [[generic drug]].
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• Chloramphenicol
  ...ic organism]]s. Due to resistance and safety concerns, it is no longer a [[first-line agent]] for any indication in developed nations, although it is sometimes u ...d is usually reversible, and [[aplastic anemia]], which is [[idiosyncratic drug reaction|idiosyncratic]] (rare, unpredictable, and unrelated to dose) and g
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• Doxycycline
  ...ycin received [[Food and Drug Administration (United States)|U.S. Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) approval in 1967, becoming Pfizer's first once-a-day When bacteriologic testing indicates appropriate susceptibility to the drug, doxycycline may be used to treat and prevent:
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• Erythromycin
  The antibiotic [[clarithromycin]] was invented by scientists at the Japanese drug company [[Taisho Pharmaceutical]] in the 1970s as a result of their efforts ...uld represent a significant advance in the GI field as treatment with this drug would not carry the risk of unintentional selection for [[antibiotic-resist
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• Gentamicin
  ...must be collected for many days to recover all of a given dose because the drug binds avidly to certain tissues. ...s]]''.<ref>[http://www.merck.com/mmpe/lexicomp/gentamicin.html Gentamicin: Drug Information Provided by Lexi-Comp: Merck Manual Professional]</ref> Gentami
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• Metronidazole
  ...exicomp/metronidazole.html Merck Manual for Professionals]</ref> It is the drug of choice for first episodes of mild-to-moderate ''[[Clostridium difficile] *''[[Helicobacter pylori]]'' eradication therapy, as part of a multi-drug regimen in [[peptic ulcer disease]]
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• Nitrofurantoin
  ...am|μg]]/mL and may be undetectable; tissue penetration is negligible; the drug is well concentrated in the urine: 75% of the dose is rapidly metabolised b The mechanism of action of nitrofurantoin is unique and complex. The drug works by damaging bacterial [[DNA]], since its reduced form is highly react
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• Co-trimoxazole
  ...GSK]]), '''Bactrim''' ([[Hoffmann-La Roche|Roche]]), and various [[generic drug|generic]] preparations. Sources differ as to whether co-trimoxazole usuall ...<ref>{{cite journal |author= |title=Co-trimoxazole use restricted |journal=Drug Ther Bull |year=1995 |month=December | volume=33 |issue=12 |pages=92–3 |p
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• Trimethoprim
  ...'Triprim'''; but these trade names have been licensed to various [[generic drug|generic pharmaceutical]] manufacturers. In clinical use it is often abbrev This drug was invented by Dr Aaron Goodman, OBE.
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• Sulfadiazine
  | legal_status = Approved Drug {{antiinfective-drug-stub}}
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• Vancomycin
  ...|bacteria]]. It has traditionally been reserved as a [[drug of last resort|drug of "last resort"]], used only after treatment with other antibiotics had fa ...n, Michael; Plotkin, Mark (2003). ''The Killers Within: The Deadly Rise of Drug-Resistant Bacteria''. Back Bay Books. ISBN 978-0316735667.</ref> The organi
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• Clofazimine
  ...] nodosum leprosum (ENL). (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1993, p1619). Drug is given as an alternative to patients who can not tolerate the effects of ...harmaceutical company [[Geigy]] (today member of the [[Novartis]] group of drug producers), the product was launched in 1969 as Lamprene.
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