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  2. Pyrantel - Wikipedia

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    A lower dose should be used in people with liver disease. [2] While it does not appear to be harmful during pregnancy, it has not been studied for this use. [3] It is unclear if it is safe for use during breastfeeding. [2] It is in the antihelmintic family of medications. [4] It works by paralyzing worms. [4] Pyrantel was initially described in ...

  3. Artesunate/pyronaridine - Wikipedia

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    Artesunate/pyronaridine, sold under the brand name Pyramax, is a fixed-dose combination medication for the treatment of malaria. [3] [1] It can be used for malaria of both the P. falciparum and P. vivax types. [1] It combines artesunate and pyronaridine. [3] It is taken by mouth. [2] The combination is generally well tolerated. [1]

  4. Artesunate - Wikipedia

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    Artesunate is the first-line treatment for children or adults with severe malaria, [16] [17] [18] usually in combination with another antimalarial drug. There is moderate-quality evidence that treatment with artesunate plus mefloquine is superior to treatment with artesunate plus amodiaquine or artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine. [19]

  5. List of antiretroviral fixed-dose combinations - Wikipedia

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    Antiretroviral drugs are used to manage HIV/AIDS.Multiple antiretroviral drugs are often combined into a single pill in order to reduce pill burden.. Some of these combinations are complete single-tablet regimens; the others must be combined with additional pills to make a treatment regimen.

  6. Dosage form - Wikipedia

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    A combination drug (or fixed-dose combination; FDC) is a product that contains more than one active ingredient (e.g., one tablet, one capsule, or one syrup with multiple drugs). In naturopathy , dosages can take the form of decoctions and herbal teas , in addition to the more conventional methods mentioned above.

  7. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    send or dispense, e.g. number of tablets provided Can be confused with m,. misce, context-dependent mane: mane: in the morning max. maximum maximum mcg microgram: recommended replacement for "μg" which may be confused with "mg" mdi metered dose inhaler m.d.u. more dicto utendus: to be used as directed mEq milliequivalent mg milligram mg/dL

  8. Dihydroartemisinin - Wikipedia

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    Dihydroartemisinin is the active metabolite of all artemisinin compounds (artemisinin, artesunate, artemether, etc.) and is also available as a drug in itself. It is a semi-synthetic derivative of artemisinin and is widely used as an intermediate in the preparation of other artemisinin-derived antimalarial drugs. [ 1 ]

  9. Artesunate/amodiaquine - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] It is a fixed-dose combination of artesunate and amodiaquine. [3] Specifically it recommended for acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. [5] It is taken by mouth. [4] Common side effects include loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal pain, sleepiness, trouble sleeping, and cough. [6]