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• Quinine
  ...effect in controlling shivering from [[rigors]], it was still a successful medicine for malaria. At the first opportunity, Salumbrino sent a small quantity to ...=2006-05-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | journal=[[New England Journal of Medicine|New Engl J Med]] | volume=353 | pages=335&ndash;337 | year=2005 | issue=4 |
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• Naloxone
  ...first1=James R.|title=Roberts and Hedges' clinical procedures in emergency medicine|date=2014|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|location=London|isbn=978145574 ...le=Reversal of clonidine toxicity by naloxone.|journal=Annals of Emergency Medicine|date=October 1986|volume=15|issue=10|pages=1229–31|pmid=3752658|doi=10.10
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• Phenobarbital
  ...rand Mal) in [[developing country|developing countries]]. It is a ''core'' medicine in the [[WHO Model List of Essential Medicines]], which is a list of minimu ...If these fail then [[phenytoin]] may be used, with phenobarbital being an alternative in the U.S. but used only third line in the UK.<ref name="BNFc4.8.2">{{cite
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• Phenytoin
  ...$70 million in personal financing, his push to see phenytoin evaluated for alternative uses has had little lasting effect on the medical community. This was part ...2952753">{{cite journal |author=Scheinfeld N |title=Phenytoin in cutaneous medicine: its uses, mechanisms and side effects |journal=Dermatol. Online J. |volume
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• Doxycycline
  ...be effective in treating Rocky Mountain spotted fever (with the next best alternative being [[chloramphenicol]]), doxycycline is indicated even for use in childr ...gportal/dpdirect.jsp?name=Doxycycline+(anhydrous) U.S. National Library of Medicine: Drug Information Portal - Doxycycline]
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• Metronidazole
  | type of medicine = [[antibiotic]], [[antiprotozoal agent|antiprotozoal]] Alternative: 2000&nbsp;mg one time only.
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• Clofazimine
  ...ENL). (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1993, p1619). Drug is given as an alternative to patients who can not tolerate the effects of [[Dapsone]] for Tuberculosi ....nih.gov/drugportal/dpdirect.jsp?name=Clofazimine U.S. National Library of Medicine: Drug Information Portal - Clofazimine]
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• Potassium iodide
  Thyroid iodine uptake blockade with potassium iodide is used in [[nuclear medicine]] [[scintigraphy]] and therapy with some radioiodinated compounds that are ...can Pharmacists Association; 2004.</ref>. However, some sources recommend alternative dosing regimens<ref name="eanm.org">https://www.eanm.org/scientific_info/gu
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• Ketamine
  ...[Intravenous therapy|IV]], [[Intramuscular injection|IM]], [[Insufflation (medicine)|Insufflate]]d, oral, [[topical]] '''Ketamine''' is a [[drug]] used in human and [[veterinary medicine]] developed by [[Parke-Davis]] (today a part of [[Pfizer]]) in 1962. Its [[
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• Ciprofloxacin
  ...ifferent brand names and is also available for limited use in [[veterinary medicine]]. ...tp://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/8/581 |journal=Annals of Internal Medicine |title=Ciprofloxacin or Tamsulosin in Men with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic
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• Methylene blue
  ===Medicine=== ...y|endoscopic]] [[polyp (medicine)|polypectomy]] as an adjunct to [[Saline (medicine)|saline]] or [[epinephrine]], and is used for injection into the submucosa
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• Valproic acid
  ...tion of the [[neurotransmitter]] [[GABA]] in the human brain, making it an alternative to [[Lithium pharmacology|lithium salt]]s in treatment of bipolar disorder. ...te are used also as second-line treatment of [[status epilepticus]], as an alternative to [[phenytoin]]. Valproate is one of the most common drugs used to treat
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• Activated carbon
  ...n]], [[extractive metallurgy|metal extraction]], [[water purification]], [[medicine]], [[sewage treatment]], [[air filter]]s in [[gas mask]]s and [[respirator] ...umerous institutions, including the Alliance for Collaborative Research in Alternative Fuel Technology (ALL-CRAFT, http://all-craft.missouri.edu) program, are con
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• Aspirin
  ...ans Administration Cooperative Study| journal = The New England journal of medicine| date = 1983-08-18| pmid = 6135989}}</ref> It has also been established tha ...pend on the blood pressure. The Collaboration suggested [[statin]]s as the alternative and more effective preventive medication.<ref name="pmid19482214"/>
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• Phenoxymethylpenicillin
  ...sher=[[United States National Library of Medicine|U.S. National Library of Medicine]], [[Daily Med]]: Current Medication Information|accessdate=2009-08-02}}</r * Avulsion injuries of teeth (as an alternative to Tetracycline)
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• Methyldopa
  ...[[antihypertensive]]. Its use is now deprecated following introduction of alternative safer classes of agents. However, it continues to have a role in otherwise ** [[Hepatitis]], [[hepatotoxicity]], or [[liver]] [[disorder (medicine)|dysfunction]] or [[toxicity|damage]]
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• Dopamine
  ...46-47.</ref> Carlsson was awarded the 2000 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] for showing that dopamine is not just a precursor of [[norepinephrine]] ( ...decarboxylase]]), such as [[carbidopa]] or [[benserazide]]. Inhibitors of alternative metabolic route for dopamine by [[catechol-O-methyl transferase]] are also
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• Diatrizoic acid
  ...= 2006 | accessdate = 2007-03-29 | publisher = U.S. [[National Library of Medicine]] | work = DailyMed}}</ref> Diatrizoic acid may be used as an alternative to [[barium sulfate]] for [[medical imaging]] of the [[gastrointestinal tra
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• Salbutamol
  Salbutamol is taken by some as an alternative to [[clenbuterol]] for purposes of fat burning,<ref>{{cite journal |author= ...Pharmaceutical manufacturers are expected to produce adequate supplies of alternative (HFA) inhalers by 2009.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}}
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• Potassium chloride
  ...used primarily for making [[liquid starter fertilizer]]s. KCl is used in [[medicine]], scientific applications, [[Food preservation|food processing]] and in ju ...e]] of [[potassium hydroxide]] and [[potassium]] metal. It is also used in medicine, [[Science|scientific]] applications, [[food processing]], and as a sodium-
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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
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• 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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• Kerosene
  | title =Samuel Kier - Medicine Man & Refiner | title = Kerosene Outboards: An Alternative Fuel?
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• Bamboo
  ...[[chopsticks]]. In modern times, some see bamboo tools as an eco-friendly alternative to other manufactured utensils. ===Medicine===
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• Iron
  ...m the 10th to the 14th century|journal=West Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine|volume=18 |year=2001|pages=41–74}}</ref> but was hardly in Europe until t Since coke is becoming more regulated due to environmental concerns, alternative methods of processing iron have been developed. One of them is known as dir
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• Aniline
  As an alternative, aniline is also prepared from [[phenol]] and ammonia, the phenol being der ...converted to [[sulfanilamide]]. Sulfanilamide is one of the [[sulfonamide (medicine)|sulfa drug]]s, which were widely used as [[antibacterial]]s in the early 2
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• Sulfamethoxazole
  ...nly used to treat urinary tract infections. In addition can be used as an alternative to [[amoxicillin]]-based antibiotics to treat [[sinusitis]]. It can also b ...le breathing or you have swelling of the face, mouth or tongue discontinue medicine or get emergency medical help for swelling of the face, mouth or tongue. Th
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• Crystal violet
  ...e bactericidal action of gentian violet | journal= Journal of Experimental Medicine | volume=16 | issue=2 | pages=221–247, plates 21–31 | doi=10.1084/jem.1 ...on the nipple, and [[La Leche League]] lists gentian violet as a possible alternative.<ref>[http://www.lalecheleague.org/FAQ/thrush.html www.lalecheleague.org]</
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• Cancer
  ...ancers form a [[tumor]] but some, like [[leukemia]], do not. The branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer is ...se, cancer causation and public health impact |journal=Journal of internal medicine |volume=251 |issue=6 |pages=455–66 |year=2002 |month=June |doi=10.1046/j.
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• Asbestos
  ...ca.<ref>R. G. Mills, "Pulmonary Asbestosis: Report of a Case", ''Minnesota Medicine'', July 1930, pp 495–499.</ref> ...3 year period, the EPA did not provide adequate evidence for the safety of alternative products.<ref>http://openjurist.org/947/f2d/1201/corrosion-proof-fittings-v
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• Benzene
  ...ne]], then toluene [[disproportionation]] ('''TDP''') may be an attractive alternative to the toluene hydrodealkylation. Broadly speaking 2 toluene molecules are ...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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• Arsenic
  .../HEC/CSEM/arsenic/docs/arsenic.pdf | title = Case Studies in Environmental Medicine (CSEM) Arsenic Toxicity Exposure Pathways. | publisher = Agency for Toxic S ...c compounds act as [[stimulant]]s, and were once popular in small doses as medicine by people in the mid 18th century.<ref name="Holl">{{cite book|publisher =
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