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• Kanamycin
  | excretion = Urine (as unchanged drug) ...]] reactions to the [[medication|drug]].<ref>{{Citation | title = Consumer Drug Information: Kanamycin | date = 2 April 2008 | url = http://www.drugs.com/c
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• Clotrimazole
  ==Drug interactions== ...osterol 14 alpha-demethylase|cytochrome P450 oxidase]] and may alter the [[drug metabolism|metabolism]] of other drugs.
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• Fluconazole
  ...onazole''' ({{pronEng|fluːˈkɒnəzoʊl}}) is a [[triazole]] [[antifungal drug]] used in the treatment and prevention of superficial and systemic fungal i ...ess to avoid producing any [[Chirality (chemistry)|chiral]] centers in the drug so that subsequent synthesis and purification would not encounter difficult
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• Griseofulvin
  | legal_status = [[Prescription drug|POM]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>, ℞-only <small>(U.S.)</small ...'Grisovin''', a proprietary name of Glaxo Laboratories) is an [[antifungal drug]] that is administered orally. It is used both in animals and in humans, t
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• Nystatin
  ...toxicity]] profile, there are currently no injectable formulations of this drug on the US market.<ref>Nystatin on RxList.com http://www.rxlist.com/script/m ...sorbed from the gut, it is safe for oral use and does not have problems of drug interactions.
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• Amphotericin B
  ...ungisome, Amphocil, Amphotec) is a [[polyene]] [[antifungal]] [[medication|drug]], often used [[intravenous]]ly for systemic [[fungi|fungal]] [[infection]] Currently the drug is available as plain Amphotericin B, as cholesteryl sulfate complex, as li
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• Flucytosine
  ...[[pyrimidine analogue]], is a synthetic [[Antifungal drug|antimycotic]] [[drug]]. ...synthesized in 1957 but its antifugnal properties discovered in 1964. The drug is dispensed in capsules of 250 mg and 500 mg strength. The injectable form
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• Potassium iodide
  ...tment of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER); December, 2001.</ref> as a prophylactic mea ...hyroid cancer caused by irradiation.<ref name="FDA Talk Paper">US Food and Drug Administration, FDA Talk Paper: Guidance on
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• Aciclovir
  is a [[guanosine]] [[nucleic acid analogues|analogue]] [[antiviral drug]], marketed under trade names such as ''Cyclovir'', ''Herpex'', ''Acivir'', ...er and pioneer in antiviral therapy, was the first to successfully use the drug in humans.
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• Abacavir
  ...DA) on December 18, 1998 and is thus the fifteenth approved antiretroviral drug in the United States. Its patent expired in the United States on 2009-12-2 ...ts negative for HLA-B*5701.<ref name="fda08242008">http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/InfoSheets/HCP/abacavirHCP.htm FDA abacavir alert web access July 29, 2008<
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• Didanosine
  ...ective against [[HIV]] and used in combination with other [[antiretroviral drug]] therapy as part of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The related pro-drug of didanosine, 2'3'-dideoxyadenosine (ddA), was initially synthesized by M.
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• Emtricitabine
  ...proved by the [[Food and Drug Administration (United States)|U.S. Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) on July 12, 2006 under the brand name '''Atripla'''. Emtricitabine is an [[analog (chemistry)|analogue]] of [[cytidine]]. The drug works by inhibiting [[reverse transcriptase]], the enzyme that copies HIV R
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• Lamivudine
  ...tually led to the first oral antiviral agent for the treatment of HBV. The drug was later licensed to the British pharmaceutical company Glaxo by Biochem P ...d again in 2002 as a once-a-day dosed medication. The fifth antiretroviral drug on the market, it was the last NRTI for three years while the approval proc
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• Stavudine
  ...release version for once-a-day dosing in 2001. The fourth [[antiretroviral drug]] on the market, its patent expired in the United States on 2008-06-25. ...ts long-term, irreversible side-effects. Stavudine is still widely used in first-line therapy in developing countries due to its low cost and widespread availabi
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• Tenofovir
  | legal_status = ℞-only <small>(U.S.)</small>, [[Prescription drug|POM]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small> ...under the trade name '''Viread''', belongs to a class of [[antiretroviral drug]]s known as nucleotide analogue [[reverse transcriptase inhibitor]]s (nRTIs
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• Efavirenz
  ...inhibitor]] (NNRTI) and is used as part of highly active [[Antiretroviral drug|antiretroviral therapy]] (HAART) for the treatment of a human immunodeficie ...ides HAART in a single tablet taken once a day. It results in a simplified drug regimen for many patients.
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• Nevirapine
  ...on = [[Kidney|Renal]]: <6% (Parent drug) <br> [[Bile|Biliary]] <5% (Parent drug) As with other [[antiretroviral drug]]s, HIV rapidly develops resistance if nevirapine is used alone, so recomme
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• Indinavir
  ...pharmacology)|protease inhibitor]] used as a component of [[antiretroviral drug|highly active antiretroviral therapy]] (HAART) to treat [[HIV]] infection a ...etroviral. Indinavir was much more powerful than any prior antiretroviral drug; using it with dual NRTIs set the standard for treatment of HIV/AIDS and ra
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• Lopinavir
  | legal_status = ℞-only <small>(U.S.)</small>, [[Prescription drug|POM]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small> '''Lopinavir''' ('''ABT-378''') is an [[Antiretroviral drug|antiretroviral]] of the [[Protease inhibitor (pharmacology)|protease inhibi
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• Ritonavir
  ...trade name '''Norvir''' ([[Abbott Laboratories]]), is an [[antiretroviral drug]] from the [[protease inhibitor (pharmacology)|protease inhibitor]] class u ...ritonavir on March 1, 1996, making it the seventh approved antiretroviral drug in the United States.
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• Atripla
  ...'' is a [[fixed dose combination (antiretroviral)|fixed dose combination]] drug for the treatment of [[HIV]] infection. It combines [[Gilead Sciences]]'s [ ...U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] on July 12, 2006. In the UK, the drug cost to the NHS is {{GB£}}620 per month.
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• Combivir
  ...olypharmacy|pill burden]] and in aiding compliance with the antiretroviral drug therapy. ...e in the United States by the [[U.S. Food and Drug Administration|Food and Drug Administration]] on September 26, 1997, making it the thirteenth approved a
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• Saquinavir
  '''Saquinavir''' is an [[antiretroviral drug]] used in [[HIV]] therapy. It falls in the [[protease inhibitor (pharmacolo Both formulations are generally used as a component of [[antiretroviral drug|highly active antiretroviral therapy]] (HAART).
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• Nelfinavir
  '''Nelfinavir''' ('''Viracept''') is an [[antiretroviral drug]] used in the treatment of the [[human immunodeficiency virus]] (HIV). Nelf The [[Food and Drug Administration]] approved it for therapeutic use on March 14, 1997, making
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• Ribavirin
  ...mes: Copegus, Rebetol, Ribasphere, Vilona and Virazole) is an [[anti-viral drug]] indicated for severe [[Human respiratory syncytial virus|RSV]] infection ...he drug is present, which can be as long as 6 months after a course of the drug has ended.
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• Diloxanide furoate
  '''Diloxanide furoate''' is an anti-protozoal drug used in the treatment of ''[[Entamoeba histolytica]]''<ref name="pmid193329 ...tates [[Center for Disease Control]] between 1977 and 1990 found that this drug had a low incidence of side effects and was successful in treatment of 86%
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• List of ibuprofen brand names
  ...the various brand names under which the [[non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug]] [[ibuprofen]] is sold.
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• Codeine
  ...ies and inhibitory profiles of CYP2D6.1, CYP2D6.10, and CYP2D6.17 |journal=Drug Metab. Dispos. |volume=35 |issue=8 |pages=1292–300 |year=2007 |month=Augu ...most widely used opiate in the world, and probably the most commonly used drug overall according to numerous reports by organizations including the World
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• Sodium nitrite
  ...ain.html | title = Heading Off Migraine Pain | publisher = [[U.S. Food and Drug Administration]] | work = FDA Consumer magazine | year = 1998}}</ref>
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• Atropine
  ...arinic acetylcholine receptor]]. It is classified as an [[anticholinergic drug]]. Being potentially deadly, it derives its name from [[Atropos]], one of t ...e is contraindicated in [[ischemia]]-induced conduction block, because the drug increases [[oxygen]] demand of the AV nodal tissue, thereby aggravating isc
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• 4-Aminosalicylic acid
  Its potency is less than that of the current five first-line drugs ([[isoniazid]], [[rifampicin]], [[ethambutol]], [[pyrazinamide]], and ..., which comes in the form of 4 g packets of delayed-release granules. The drug should be taken with acid food or drink (orange, apple or tomato juice).<re
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• Ketamine
  ...isoforms to N-demethylation of ketamine in human liver microsomes |journal=Drug Metabolism and Disposition |volume=30 |issue=7 |pages=853–8 |year=2002 |m ...r=1999 |pmid=10551055 |pmc=2148883}}</ref> and is used as a [[recreational drug]].
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• Ciprofloxacin
  ...a synthetic [[chemotherapeutic]] [[antibiotic]] of the [[fluoroquinolone]] drug class.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Nelson | first1 = JM. | last2 = Chille ...ently, '''Proquin'''. In addition, ciprofloxacin is available as a generic drug under a variety of different brand names and is also available for limited
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• Sodium thiopental
  ...oncentration of about 60% of the total dose in the brain. Thereafter, the drug distributes to the rest of the body and in about 5–10 minutes the concent ...ipheral compartments (fat, muscle etc.). When the infusion is stopped, the drug redistributes from the peripheral tissues back into the blood, prolonging t
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• Tenofovir/emtricitabine
  ...ill burden]] and increases [[compliance]] with antiretroviral therapy. The drug has also found some potential as a preventative measure if taken daily or w ...oped by [[Gilead Sciences]] and approved by the Untited States' [[Food and Drug Administration]] in 2004.
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• Methylene blue
  ...price. Several clinical trials are in progress, trying to find a suitable drug combination. Initial attempts to combine methylene blue with [[chloroquine] | journal=Drug Metab Dispos
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• Azithromycin
  ...al years, the [[Food and Drug Administration (United States)|U.S. Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) approved AzaSite, an ophthalmic formulation of azith ...] is made as white oval tablets stamped with "W961" (250&nbsp;mg).For this drug USP Reference standards are available(www.usp.org)
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• Metformin
  ...in the [[biguanide]] class. It is the [[first-line treatment|first-line]] drug of choice for the treatment of [[diabetes mellitus type 2|type 2 diabetes]] ...vels and is not associated with weight gain, and is the only anti-diabetic drug that has been conclusively shown to prevent the cardiovascular complication
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• Valproic acid
  ...n [[anticonvulsant]] and [[mood stabilizer|mood-stabilizing]] [[medication|drug]], primarily in the treatment of [[epilepsy]], [[bipolar disorder]], and, l ...in 1967 in France and has become the most widely prescribed antiepileptic drug worldwide.<ref>Perucca E. Pharmacological and therapeutic properties of val
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• Fluoxetine
  ...08-03-30 | author = Verispan|date = 2008-02-18| format = PDF | publisher = Drug Topics}}</ref><!-- the "third-most popular antidepressant claim" is gained ...140), the first selective serotonin uptake inhibitor and an antidepressant drug: twenty years since its first publication |journal=Life Sci |volume=57 |iss
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• Promethazine
  ...[benzodiazepines]] are contraindicated. It is available [[over-the-counter drug|over the counter]] in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[ ...[[promethazine]] is [[drug]] of first choice, being preferred as an older drug with which there is a greater experience of use in [[pregnancy]] (second li
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• Activated carbon
  ...or adults, give 50–100 g), usually given only once, but depending on the drug taken, it may be given more than once. In rare situations activated charcoa ...of activated charcoal are used in many countries as an [[over-the-counter drug]] to treat [[diarrhea]], [[indigestion]], and [[flatulence]].<ref name="ste
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• Aspirin
  ...l-sal-i|SIL|ik}}, abbreviated '''ASA'''), is a [[salicylate]] [[medication|drug]], often used as an [[analgesic]] to relieve minor aches and pains, as an [ Aspirin also has an [[Antiplatelet drug|antiplatelet]] effect by inhibiting the production of [[thromboxane]], whic
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• List of World Health Organization Essential Medicines
  [[Category:Drug-related lists]]
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• Prussian blue
  ...n blue capsules, when manufactured under the conditions of an approved New Drug Application (NDA), can be found safe and effective therapy" in certain pois *[http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/prussian_blue/Q&A.htm The FDA's page on prussian blue]
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• Suramin
  '''Suramin''' is a [[medication|drug]] developed by [[Oskar Dressel]] and [[Richard Kothe]] of [[Bayer]], [[Germ ...in addition to the one of urea and six [[sulfonate]] groups. When given as drug it usually contains six [[sodium]] ions that form a salt with the six sulfo
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• Triclabendazole
  Triclabendazole was initially only developed as an oral route drug and displays high efficacy against both immature and adult [[liver fluke]].
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• Ampicillin
  ...of spectrum and level of activity<ref name=AHFS>{{ cite book | title= AHFS DRUG INFORMATION 2006 | publisher= American Society of Health-System Pharmacists ...lin only by the presence of an [[amino]] group. That amino group helps the drug penetrate the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria.
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• Benzathine benzylpenicillin
  ...lar injection]], and hydrolysed to benzylpenicillin ''in vivo''. It is the drug-of-choice when prolonged low concentrations of benzylpenicillin are require * [[Drug allergy]]
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• Cefazolin
  The drug is usually administrated by either intramuscular injection (injection into [[Adverse drug reaction]]s from cefazolin are not common. Possible side effects include [[
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