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- ...id (commonly wine) which was then drunk. Large scale use of quinine as a [[prophylaxis]] started around 1850. *[[J.R. Stockwell|Stockwell JR.]] Aeromedical considerations of [[malaria prophylaxis]] with mefloquine hydrochloride. [[Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medic27 KB (3,844 words) - 16:41, 27 September 2010
- Mefloquine is used to prevent [[malaria]] (malaria prophylaxis) and also in the treatment of [[chloroquine]]-resistant [[Plasmodium falcip ...rican who lost his memory while working in India as a result of mefloquine prophylaxis.<ref>[http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/399/Contents-U13 KB (1,807 words) - 16:41, 27 September 2010
- ...out to prevent future attacks. Similarly, allopurinol commonly is used as prophylaxis with chemotherapeutic treatments, which can rapidly produce severe hyperuri7 KB (864 words) - 16:41, 27 September 2010
- * in foot baths for prophylaxis of [[ringworm]], and as a topical [[antifungal]] agent for [[tinea versicol12 KB (1,720 words) - 16:42, 27 September 2010
- Phenobarbital was used for over 25 years as [[prophylaxis]] in the treatment of [[febrile seizure]]s.<ref name="Scott1993Febrile">{{c ...ing epilepsy. The treatment of simple febrile seizures with anticonvulsant prophylaxis is no longer recommended.<ref name="Baumann2005">{{cite web20 KB (2,657 words) - 16:42, 27 September 2010
- It is used in [[prophylaxis]] against [[malaria]]. It is used in the treatment and [[prophylaxis]] of ''[[Bacillus anthracis]]'' ([[anthrax]]).20 KB (2,578 words) - 16:43, 27 September 2010
- *[[Prophylaxis]] for those undergoing potentially contaminated colorectal surgery or [[app19 KB (2,528 words) - 16:43, 27 September 2010
- ...cribed to immunocompromised patients as [[Pneumocystis carinii]] pneumonia prophylaxis. *prophylaxis of cerebral [[toxoplasmosis]] in [[HIV]] patients10 KB (1,346 words) - 16:43, 27 September 2010
- ...ˈmɛθəprɪm}}) is a bacteriostatic [[antibiotic]] mainly used in the [[prophylaxis]] and treatment of [[urinary tract infection]]s. It belongs to the class of ...moxazole remains indicated for some infections; for example, it is used as prophylaxis in patients at risk for [[Pneumocystis pneumonia|''Pneumocystis jirovecii''8 KB (1,056 words) - 20:12, 10 September 2010
- ...on-en|væŋkɵˈmaɪsɨn}}) is a [[glycopeptide antibiotic]] used in the [[prophylaxis]] and treatment of infections caused by [[Gram-positive]] [[bacterium|bacte *antibacterial prophylaxis for [[endocarditis]] following certain procedures in penicillin-[[hypersens31 KB (4,198 words) - 16:43, 27 September 2010
- It is used [[prophylaxis|prophylactically]] to prevent [[Pneumocystis pneumonia]] and [[toxoplasmosi ...sone is used alone but more frequently in combination regimens for malaria prophylaxis.<ref>Firkin FC, Mariani AF. Agranulocytosis due to dapsone. Med J Aust 197715 KB (2,087 words) - 16:43, 27 September 2010
- ...al contraceptives taking rifampicin in even short courses (for example, as prophylaxis against exposure to bacterial meningitis).18 KB (2,471 words) - 16:43, 27 September 2010
- Fluconazole is a prescription drug indicated for the treatment and [[prophylaxis]] of fungal infections where other antifungals have failed or are not toler *Prophylaxis of [[candidiasis]] in [[immunocompromised]] people11 KB (1,533 words) - 16:44, 27 September 2010
- Nystatin is often used as [[prophylaxis]] in patients who are at risk for fungal infections, such as [[AIDS]] patie7 KB (941 words) - 16:44, 27 September 2010
- ...gical Emergencies involving radioactive iodine<ref>''Guidelines for Iodine Prophylaxis following Nuclear Accidents'', [[World Health Organization]], Update 1999</ ...merican Journal of Medicine]] | year = 1993 | volume = 94 | title = Iodine Prophylaxis in Poland After the Chernobyl Reactor Accident: Benefits and Risks}}</ref>23 KB (3,281 words) - 16:44, 27 September 2010
- * Genital [[herpes simplex]] (treatment and [[prophylaxis]])14 KB (1,878 words) - 16:44, 27 September 2010
- ...arate''' ('''TDF''' or '''PMPA'''<ref>{{cite journal | title=Post-exposure prophylaxis for SIV revisited: Animal model for HIV infection | author=Emau P, Jiang Y,6 KB (871 words) - 16:45, 27 September 2010
- ...with other [[antiretroviral]] agents as part of an expanded [[postexposure prophylaxis]] regimen to reduce the risk of HIV infection in people exposed to a signif10 KB (1,441 words) - 16:45, 27 September 2010
- ...2.htm</ref> and as of [[2006]] the FDA has not approved of such nevirapine prophylaxis.<ref>Celia Farber, "Out of Control: AIDS and the Corruption of Science" htt15 KB (2,090 words) - 16:45, 27 September 2010
- ...d price of $0.95 per pill. A full course of ciprofloxacin for postexposure prophylaxis (60 days) resulting from this arrangement costs the government $204 per per88 KB (11,930 words) - 16:46, 27 September 2010