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• Mefloquine
  ...lter Reed Army Institute of Research]] in the U.S. as a synthetic analogue of [[quinine]]. ...sed to prevent [[malaria]] (malaria prophylaxis) and also in the treatment of [[chloroquine]]-resistant [[Plasmodium falciparum|falciparum malaria]]. As
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• Chloroquine
  ...wɪn}}) is a [[4-aminoquinoline]] drug used in the treatment or prevention of [[malaria]]. ...s introduced into clinical practice in 1947 for the prophylactic treatment of malaria.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/history/index.htm#chloroquine</ref>
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• Chloramphenicol
  .... It is considered a prototypical [[broad-spectrum antibiotic]], alongside the [[Tetracycline antibiotics|tetracycline]]s. ...|journal=Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther |volume=6 |issue=5 |pages=593–600 |year=2008 |month=October |pmid=18847400 |doi=10.1586/14787210.6.5.593 |url=http:
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• Vancomycin
  ...robAgentsChemother 1990 1342 commons.jpg|thumbnail|300px|Crystal structure of a short peptide L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala (bacterial cell wall precursor, in green) ...after treatment with other antibiotics had failed, although the emergence of vancomycin-resistant organisms means that it is increasingly being displace
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• Rifampicin
  ...le=Rifomycin, a new antibiotic—preliminary report|journal=Farmaco Ed Sci|year=1959|volume=14|pages=146&ndash;147}}</ref> Rifampicin may be abbreviated ' ...mpts in order to obtain more stable semi-synthetic products, in 1959 a new molecule with high efficacy and good tolerability was produced and was named "rifamp
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• Isoniazid
  ...velops. Isoniazid also has an [[antidepressant]] effect, and it was one of the first antidepressants discovered. ...>{{Cite journal|journal=Lancet|volume=373|issue=9670|pages=1148&ndash;1149|year=2009
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• Didanosine
  | image2 = Didanosine molecule structure.png ...and used in combination with other [[antiretroviral drug]] therapy as part of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
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• Ribavirin
  ...sms have been proposed for this (see Mechanisms of Action, below) but none of these has been proven to date. Multiple mechanisms may be responsible for i ...as the drug is present, which can be as long as 6 months after a course of the drug has ended.
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• Codeine
  ...2D6.17 |journal=Drug Metab. Dispos. |volume=35 |issue=8 |pages=1292–300 |year=2007 |month=August |pmid=17470523 |doi=10.1124/dmd.107.015354 |url=}}</ref> ...tion process is still much more common. It is considered the prototype of the weak to midrange opioids.
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• Sodium thiopental
  ...arean section |journal=Anesthesiology |volume=54 |issue=6 |pages=474–80 |year=1981 |month=June |pmid=7235275 |doi= 10.1097/00000542-198106000-00006|url= ...Model List of Essential Medicines|Essential Drugs List]]", which is a list of minimum medical needs for a basic healthcare system.<ref name="essentialWHO
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• Methylene blue
  | ImageName1 = Space-filling model of methylene blue in its oxidised form ...thyl blue]], another [[histology]] stain, [[new methylene blue]], nor with the [[methyl violet]]s often used as [[pH indicator]]s.
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• Activated carbon
  ...cal reaction]]s.<ref>[http://www.activated-carbon.com/1-3.html "Properties of Activated Carbon", CPL Caron Link, accessed 2008-05-02]</ref> ...ough further chemical treatment often enhances the absorbing properties of the material. Activated carbon is usually derived from [[charcoal]].
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• Aspirin
  {{Redirect|Asprin|the author|Robert Asprin}} ...r to create a patch over damage of the walls within blood vessels. Because the platelet patch can become too large and also block blood flow, locally and
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• Suramin
  ...othe]] of [[Bayer]], [[Germany]] in 1916, and is still sold by Bayer under the [[brand name]] '''Germanin'''. ...g to the National Cancer Institute there are no active clinical trials (as of April 1, 2008). Completed and closed clinical trials are listed here: [http
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• Atenolol
  ...graphy |journal=J. Pharm. Pharmacol. |volume=43 |issue=8 |pages=597–600 |year=1991 |month=August |pmid=1681079 |doi= |url= |issn= |accessdate=2008-05-19} .../en/NeLM-Area/Evidence/Guidelines/Updated-NICE-guideline-on-the-management-of-hypertension-in-adults-in-primary-care/ | date=2006-06-30 | publisher=[[Nat
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• Digoxin
  | routes_of_administration = [[Route of administration#Enteral|Oral]], [[Intravenous therapy|Intravenous]] ...by other [[medication]]. Digoxin preparations are commonly marketed under the [[trade name]]s '''Lanoxin''', '''Digitek''', and '''Lanoxicaps'''. It is a
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• Acetic acid
  ...]] (62&nbsp;[[Fahrenheit|°F]]) to a colourless [[crystal]]line [[solid]]. The pure acid and its concentrated solutions are dangerously corrosive. ...[[descaling agent]]s. In the [[food industry]], acetic acid is used under the [[E number|food additive code]] E260 as an [[acidity regulator]] and as a c
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• Glucose
  {{about|the naturally-occurring <small>D</small>-form of glucose|the <small>L</small>-form|L-Glucose}} .../cccda/sl/solubility/allsolvents.php?solute=D-glucose | title = Solubility of D-glucose in non-aqueous solvents}}.</ref>
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• Potassium chloride
  | OtherNames = [[Sylvite]]<br/>Muriate of potash ...n (legal)|execution]] through [[lethal injection]]. It occurs naturally as the [[mineral]] [[sylvite]] and in combination with [[sodium chloride]] as [[sy
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• Ibuprofen
  ...Model List of Essential Medicines|Essential Drugs List]]", which is a list of minimum medical needs for a basic health care system.<ref name="essentialWH | month = March | year = 2005
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• Mercury (element)
  ...Frostburg State University| author=Senese, F}}</ref><ref name="Norrby" /> the others being [[caesium]], [[francium]], [[gallium]], and [[rubidium]]. ...f mercury (such as [[mercuric chloride]] or [[methylmercury]]), inhalation of mercury vapor, or eating seafood contaminated with mercury.
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• Magnesium sulfate
  ...[[oxygen]], with the formula MgSO₄. It is often encountered as the heptahydrate [[epsomite]] (MgSO₄·7H₂O), commonly cal ...edical preparations. Epsom salt has been traditionally used as a component of [[bath salts]].
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• Morphine
  {{About|the drug|other meanings|Morphine (disambiguation)}} *[[Cardiac arrest]], cessation of [[Cardiac cycle|heartbeat]], or [[heart failure]]
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• Paracetamol
  ...al = Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data | volume = 44 | pages = 1391 | year = 1999}}</ref> ...States Adopted Name|USAN]]) is a widely used [[over-the-counter drug|over-the-counter]] [[analgesic]] (pain reliever) and [[antipyretic]] (fever reducer)
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• Diazepam
  ...fect of the neurotransmitter GABA by binding to the benzodiazepine site on the [[GABAA receptor|GABA_A receptor]] leading to [[central nervous s ...s-2008"/> Diazepam also has abuse potential and can cause serious problems of addiction. Urgent action by National Governments to improve prescribing pra
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• Sodium chloride
  {{redirect|NaCl|the Google technology|Google Native Client}} {{about|the chemical compound|sodium chloride in the diet|Salt|sodium chloride as a mineral|Halite}}
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• EDTA
  ...ll and stick model of the EDTA molecule, in the zwitterionic form found in the solid state ...widely used to dissolve [[Limescale|scale]]. Its usefulness arises because of its role as a hexadentate ligand and [[chelating agent]], i.e. its ability
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• Plastic recycling
  ...chairs and tables. Typically a plastic is not recycled into the same type of plastic, and products made from recycled plastics are often not recyclable. ...to dissolve such a large molecule; because of this, plastics must often be of nearly identical composition in order to mix efficiently.
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• Digitalis
  ...id = 11222255 | issue = 2 | jstor = 2657024 | publisher = American Journal of Botany, Vol. 88, No. 2}}</ref> ...urple [[tint]]s through various shades of light gray, and to purely white. The flowers can also possess various marks and spottings.
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• List of psychedelic plants
  ...usands of years for religious purposes. The plants are listed according to the substances they contain. ...ects of cannabis. Many jurisdictions have laws regulating the sale and use of [[medical cannabis]] to treat pain, insomnia, and stimulate appetite.
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• Propædia
  ...listing the staff members, advisors and contributors to all three parts of the ''Britannica''. ==The Outline of Knowledge==
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• Homeostasis
  ...pically used to refer to a living [[organism]], the concept came from that of [[milieu interieur]] that was created by [[Claude Bernard]] and published i ...example of "regulators" because they control their parameters in a variety of climates and conditions.
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• Renin inhibitor
  ...re a new group of [[pharmaceutical]]s that are used primarily in treatment of [[hypertension]]. They act on the [[juxtaglomerular cell]]s of [[kidney]], which produce renin in response to decreased [[blood flow]].
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• 4-Aminopyridine
  ...''Ampyra''' (pronounced "am-PEER-ah," according to the maker's website) in the United States by [[Acorda Therapeutics]] and will be available in March 201 ...ao Ichimura "Pyridine and Pyridine Derivatives" in "Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry" 2007; John Wiley & Sons: New York.</ref>
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• Diamondoid
  ...echnology]], e.g., [[graphite]], [[carbon nanotubes]] consisting of sheets of [[carbon]] atoms rolled into tubes, spherical [[buckyballs]] and other [[gr ...</sub>H₃₀) | journal= Angewandte Chemie International Edition | year= 2003 | volume= 42 | pages= 2040–2044 |doi= 10.1002/anie.200250794 | pm
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• Photoresist
  The main properties characterizing the photoresist types are: ...per. The portion of the photoresist that is unexposed remains insoluble to the photoresist developer.
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• Molecular imprinted polymer
  ...and can be used to fabricate sensors, catalysis or for separation methods. The functional mechanism is similar to [[antibodies]] or [[enzymes]]. ...ve one or more functional groups and should not be polymerisable or retard the polymerisation process.
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• Superabsorbent polymer
  ...er''') are [[polymer]]s that can absorb and retain extremely large amounts of a liquid relative to their own mass.<ref>Horie, K, ''et. al'', 890.</ref> ...ns in the solution will impede the polymers ability to bond with the water molecule.
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• Spherulite (polymer physics)
  ...cules within the lamellae results in [[birefringence]] producing a variety of colored patterns, including [[Maltese cross (optics)|Maltese cross]], when ...ormation during the crystallization of polymers. Arrow shows the direction of temperature gradient.<ref name="Menges">Georg Menges, Edmund Haberstroh, Wa
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• Parylene
  ...ulators. Among them, Parylene C is the most popular due to its combination of barrier properties, cost, and other manufacturing advantages. ...inated (no termination group needed) with no solvent or catalyst required. The precursor, [2.2]paracyclophane, yields 100% monomer and initiator and does
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• Threose nucleic acid
  ...[[polymer]] similar to [[DNA]] or [[RNA]] but differing in the composition of its "backbone". TNA is not known to occur naturally. ...epeating [[threose]] units linked by [[phosphodiester bond]]s. The threose molecule is easier to assemble than ribose making it a possible precursor to RNA.
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• Biopolymer
  [[File:ADN animation.gif|thumb|right|220px|Microstructure of part of a [[DNA]] [[double helix]] '''biopolymer''']] ...[peptide]]s, [[DNA]] and [[RNA]] are all examples of biopolymers, in which the [[monomer]]ic units, respectively, are [[sugar]]s, [[amino acid]]s, and [[n
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• Arabinogalactan
  ...agel EA, Bacic A, Clarke AE|year=2000|title=Cell and developmental biology of arabinogalactan-proteins|publisher=Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers|id= IS The microbial arabinogalactan is a major structural component of the [[mycobacterial]] [[cell wall]].<ref>
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• Factors of polymer weathering
  ...erature, moisture and atmospheric oxygen, that acts as the main parameters of stress for outdoor weathering. ...gical conditions. Therefore, in order to understand and predict the effect of weather on materials, data are required on each factor that may contribute
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• Polymer
  [[Image:Single Polymer Chains AFM.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Appearance of real linear polymer chains as ...l of the American Chemical Society|volume=127|issue=45|pages=15688–15689|year=2005|pmid=16277495}}</ref>]]
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• Antimicrobial polymers
  ...title=The Chemistry and Applications of Antimicrobial Polymers: A State of the Art Review|journal=BioMacromolecules|publisher=American Chemical Society|vo ...mall molecule antimicrobial agents and antimicrobial polymers are shown in the following table:<ref name="Review"/>
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• Coordination polymers
  ...nal|last=You|first=X.|year=2006|title=Synthesis, structures and properties of alkaline earth metal benzene-1,4-dioxylacetates with three-dimensional hybr ...ef name="Chen">{{cite journal|last=Chen|first=X|coauthors=Ye, B., Tong, M.|year=2005|title=Metal-organic molecular architectures with 2,2′-bipyridyl-like
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• Crystallization of polymers
  ...ly by the degree of crystallinity, but also by the size and orientation of the molecular chains. [[File:Polymerketten - amorph und kristallinEN.svg|thumb|The arrangement of molecular chains in amorphous and semicrystalline polymers.]]
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• Polyethylene
  {{Redirect|Polythene|the Feeder album|Polythene (album)}} [[Image:Polyethylene-3D-vdW.png|thumb|Space-filling model of a '''polyethylene''' chain.]]
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• Polyethylene glycol
  ...regular single-strand organic polymers|journal=Pure and Applied Chemistry|year=2002|volume=74|issue=10|pages=1921–1956|doi=10.1351/pac200274101921}}</re ...polyoxyethylene (POE)''', depending on its [[molecular weight]], and under the tradename '''Carbowax'''.
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