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  2. Physicians' Desk Reference - Wikipedia

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    The PDR material contained includes: . Comprehensive indexing (four sections) by Manufacturer; Products (by company's or trademarked drug name) Category index (for example, "antibiotics")

  3. Medication package insert - Wikipedia

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    A package insert from 1970, with Ovrette brand contraception pills. A package insert is a document included in the package of a medication that provides information about that drug and its use. For prescription medications, the insert is technical, providing information for medical professionals about how to prescribe the drug.

  4. Salbutamol - Wikipedia

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    Salbutamol, also known as albuterol and sold under the brand name Ventolin among others, [1] is a medication that opens up the medium and large airways in the lungs. [8] It is a short-acting β 2 adrenergic receptor agonist that causes relaxation of airway smooth muscle . [ 8 ]

  5. Dosage form - Wikipedia

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    The term dosage form may also sometimes refer only to the pharmaceutical formulation of a drug product's constituent substances, without considering its final configuration as a consumable product (e.g., capsule, patch, etc.). Due to the somewhat ambiguous nature and overlap of these terms within the pharmaceutical industry, caution is ...

  6. Medical prescription - Wikipedia

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    The prescription symbol, ℞, as printed on the blister pack of a prescription drug. A prescription, often abbreviated ℞ or Rx, is a formal communication from physicians or other registered healthcare professionals to a pharmacist, authorizing them to dispense a specific prescription drug for a specific patient.

  7. Generic Product Identifier - Wikipedia

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    The GPI defines Drug Group, Drug Class, Drug Subclass, Drug Base Name, Drug Name, Dose Form, and GPI Name in a codified manner. The first six characters of the GPI define the therapeutic class code, the next two pairs the drug name, and the last four define route, dosage or strength.

  8. 'Clandestine' drug lab busted in Fountain Valley, 300,000 ...

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    Authorities investigating a 26-year-old Buena Park resident discovered a "clandestine drug lab" chock-full of suspected fentanyl pills and other drugs, police announced.

  9. Prescription drug - Wikipedia

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    It is a contraction of the Latin word "recipe" (an imperative form of "recipere") meaning "take". [1] Prescription drugs are often dispensed together with a monograph (in Europe, a Patient Information Leaflet or PIL) that gives detailed information about the drug. The use of prescription drugs has been increasing since the 1960s.