DRUGS A-Z

The drug database below provides constant updates and additional information. It is a supplement to the information available in the book itself.

Click on the links in the drug list below to view the supplementary material for each.

Key:

New	Monographs issued since the last edition of the book
Update	Monographs revised since the last edition of the book
Comment	A temporary posting regarding, for example, a change in usage
Web archive	Drug monographs for little used drugs no longer included in the book
Commentary	A permanent website commentary about the drug
Cochrane review	Drugs for which there is at least one relevant Cochrane review
UK Guideline	Link to a relevant UK management guideline
*	Drugs classified as essential by the World Health Organization

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Acetaminophen – see paracetamol
Acetazolamide* Cochrane review
Acetylcysteine* – see under paracetamol
Aciclovir* Cochrane review UK Guideline
Acyclovir – see aciclovir
Adenosine
Adrenaline* Cochrane review UK Guideline
Albendazole
Albuterol – see salbutamol
Alteplase Commentary Update
Amikacin
Aminophylline* – see under theophylline
Amiodarone
Amodiaquine Update Cochrane review
Amoxicillin* Cochrane review
Amphotericin B* Commentary Update
Ampicillin* Cochrane review UK Guideline
Arginine
Artemether with lumefantrine* Cochrane review Comment
Aspirin* Commentary Cochrane review
Atosiban Cochrane review
Atracurium
Atropine* (and ipatropium) Cochrane review
Azithromycin Cochrane review
Aztreonam

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BCG* Commentary UK Guideline
Beclometasone* – see under budesonide
Betaine
Betamethasone* Commentary Cochrane review UK Guideline Update Comment
Biotin
Blood Cochrane review UK Guideline
Breast milk fortifiers Cochrane review
Bromocriptine Web archive
Budesonide Cochrane review Update
Bumetanide – see under furosemide
Bupivacaine*

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Cabergoline Update
Caffeine citrate Comment [1] Comment [2] Commentary Cochrane review
Calcium folinate* – see under pyrimethamine
Calcium gluconate* Cochrane review
Captopril
Carbamazepine*
Carnitine Cochrane review Update
Carob Seed Flour Cochrane review
Caspofungin New
Cefalexin
Cefotaxime
Cefoxitin Cochrane review
Ceftazidime
Ceftriaxone Comment Cochrane review Update
Cefuroxime
Cephalexin – see cefalexin
Chloral hydrate* Commentary
Chloramphenicol* Comment Commentary
Chlorhexidine* – see under skin care
Chloroquine* Cochrane review
Chlorothiazide* Cochrane review
Chlorphenamine* – see under immunization
Chlorpromazine* Cochrane review
Cimetidine*
Ciprofloxacin* Commentary
Cisapride Web archive Cochrane review
Clindamycin Update Cochrane review
Clonazepam
Clonidine – see under bupivicane
Cloxacillin – see flucloxacillin
Co-amoxiclav* – see under amoxicillin
Codeine phosphate* Update
Corticorelin – see under tetracosactide
Co-trimoxazole* Cochrane review

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Desferrioxamine* – see under iron
Desmopressin – see under vasopressin
Dexamethasone* Commentary Cochrane review
Dextrose*
Diamorphine
Diazepam* Cochrane review UK Guideline
Diazoxide
Dicloxacillin – see flucloxacillin
Didanosine*
Digoxin* Cochrane review
Dobutamine Cochrane review
Domperidone Comment
Dopamine* Cochrane review
Doxapram Cochrane review

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Edrophonium – see under neostigmine
Enalapril – see under captopril
Enoxaparin UK Guideline
Enoximone Web archive
Epinephrine – see adrenaline
Epoprostenol
Erythromycin* Commentary Cochrane review Comment
Erythropoietin Comment Cochrane review
Esmolol - see under propranolol
Etamsylate Web archive
Eye drops* Cochrane review Comment

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Fentanyl
Fibrin glue
Filgrastim Cochrane review
Flecanide
Floxacillin – see flucloxacillin
Flucloxacillin*
Fluconazole* Commentary Cochrane review Update
Flucytosine Comment Update
Fludrocortisone – see under hydrocortisone
Flumazenil – see under midazolam
Folic acid* Commentary Cochrane review
Fosphenytoin – see under phenytoin
Fresh Frozen Plasma Cochrane review UK Guideline
Furosemide* Cochrane review

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Ganciclovir Update
Gaviscon Commentary Cochrane review
Gelatin – see under Pentastarch
Gentamicin* Commentary Cochrane review Comment
Gentian violet* – see under miconazole
Glucagon Comment
Glyceryl trinitrate* Cochrane review
Glycine
Glycopyrrolate – see glycopyrronium
Glycopyrronium

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Haemophilus influenza (Hib) vaccine Cochrane review UK Guideline
Heparin* Cochrane review Update UK Guideline
Hepatitis B vaccine* UK Guideline
Hetastarch – see under gelatin
Hexachorophene – see under skin care
Hexastarch – see under gelatin
Hyaluronidase
Hydralazine* Cochrane review
Hydrochlorothiazide* – see under chlorothiazide
Hydrocortisone* Cochrane review Update
Hypothermia New

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Ibuprofen* Commentary Cochrane review Comment
Imipenem
Immunisation Update Comment UK Guideline
Immunoglobulin* Cochrane review Comment
Indometacin Update Commentary Cochrane review Comment[1] Comment[2]
Indomethacin – see indometacin
Influenza vaccine New Commentary UK Guideline
Inositol Web archive Cochrane review
Insulin* Cochrane review Update
Interferon alfa
Intralipid Cochrane review
Iodine – see under potassium iodate
Ipratropium* – see under atropine Cochrane review
Iron* Cochrane review Update
Isoniazid* Commentary Update
Isoprenaline
Isoproterenol ­– see isoprenaline
Isosorbide Web archive

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Ketamine* Commentary

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Labetalol hydrochloride Commentary Cochrane review
Lamivudine*
Lamotrigine Cochrane review
Lenograstim – see under filgrastim
Levothyroxine sodium* Cochrane review
Lidocaine* Cochrane review
Linezolid
Lopinavir with ritonavir
Lorazepam Cochrane review

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Magnesium sulphate* Cochrane review Commentary UK Guideline Comment Update
Mannitol* Cochrane review Comment
Mefloquine*
Meningococcal vaccines* Cochrane review UK Guideline
Meperidine – see pethidine
Meropenem
Methadone Commentary Cochrane review
Methohexital sodium – see under thiopental sodium
Methyldopa* Cochrane review
Methylene blue*
Methylthioninium chloride – See methylene blue
Metoclopramide* Commentary Cochrane review
Metronidazole* Commentary Cochrane review Update
Miconazole* Comment Cochrane review
Midazolam Commentary Cochrane review
Milk formulas Cochrane review
Milrinone
Misoprostol Cochrane review Update UK Guideline
Mivacurium
Morphine* Commentary Cochrane review
Mupirocin Commentary

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Nadolol – see under propranolol
Naloxone* Commentary Cochrane review
Nelfinavir* – see under ritonavir
Neostigmine*
Netilmicin
Nevirapine* Commentary Cochrane review
Nifedipine* Cochrane review UK Guideline
Nitazoxanide
Nitisinone
Nitric oxide Commentary Cochrane review Comment
Nitroglycerin – see glyceryl trinitrate
Nitroprusside*
Nitrous oxide* Commentary
Noradrenaline
Norepinephrine – see noradrenaline
Nystatin* Cochrane review

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Octreotide – see under diazoxide
Ondansetron New
Omeprazole
Oral rehydration solution Cochrane review
Oseltamivir - see Influenza vaccine
Oxygen* Comment Cochrane review Update UK Guideline
Oxytocin* Cochrane review Update UK Guideline

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Palivizumab Commentary Cochrane review
Pancreatin Cochrane review
Pancuronium bromide Cochrane review
Papaverine
Paracetamol* Commentary Cochrane review Update Comment
Paraldehyde Update
Parenteral nutrition Cochrane review
Penicillamine* Cochrane review
Penicillin* Comment Commentary Cochrane review
Pentastarch Cochrane review
Pethidine Commentary Cochrane review
Phenobarbital* Commentary Cochrane review
Phenytoin* Cochrane review
Phosphate
Phototherapy Commentary Cochrane review
Plasma albumin Commentary Cochrane review
Platelets UK Guideline
Pneumococcal vaccines Update Cochrane review UK Guideline
Polio vaccines* UK Guideline
Polystyrine sulphonate resins
Potassium chloride*
Potassium iodate* Web archive Cochrane review
Primaquine* – see under chloroquine
Probiotics New Cochrane review Update Comment
Procaine benzlpenicillin* Cochrane review
Progesterone Cochrane review Update
Proguanil* – see under chloroquine
Propofol Comment Update
Propranolol*
Propylthiouracil* – see under propranolol
Pyrazinamide* – see under isoniazid
Pyridostigmine Floxacillin – see neostigmine
Prostaglandin E₂ Cochrane review Update
Protamine sulphate* – see under heparin
Pyridostigmine* – see under neostigmine
Pyrazinamide
Pyridoxal phosphate – see pyridoxine
Pyridoxine* Update Cochrane review
Pyrimethamine* Update Commentary Cochrane review

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Quinine* Comment Cochrane review Update

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Ranitidine
Remifentanil
Rhesus immunoglobulin* Cochrane review UK Guideline
Ribavirin Update Cochrane review
Rifampicin* Cochrane review
Rifampin – see rifampicin
Ritodrine – see under salbutamol
Ritonavir* – see lopinavir
Rocuronium
Ropivacaine – see under bupivacaine
Rotavirus vaccine New Comment
Rubella vaccine* Cochrane review UK Guideline

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Salbutamol* Cochrane review
Sargramostim Update
Sildenafil New
Skin care Commentary Cochrane review
Skin sterility Commentary Cochrane review
Sodium benzoate
Sodium bicarbonate Cochrane review
Sodium chloride* Cochrane review
Sodium fucidate
Sodium nitrite* – see under nitroprusside
Sodium phenylbutyrate – see sodium benzoate
Sodium thiosulphate* – see under nitroprusside
Sotalol
Spiramycin Cochrane review
Spironolactone*
Streptokinase Commentary Cochrane review
Succinylcholine – see suxamethonium
Sucrose Commentary Cochrane review
Sulfadiazine Commentary
Syntometrine – see oxytocin
Surfactant [animal extracts] Update Commentary Cochrane review UK Guideline
Surfactant [synthetic] Commentary Cochrane review
Suxamethonium*

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Teicoplanin Commentary
Tetracaine Cochrane review
Tetracosactide
Tetracycline*
THAM Cochrane review
Theophylline* Cochrane review
Thiopental sodium*
Thyroxine – see levothyroxine
Tin-mesoporphyrin Cochrane review
Tobramycin
Tolazoline
Trimethoprim* Cochrane review
Tromethamine – see THAM

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Urokinase
Ursodeoxycholic acid Cochrane review UK Guideline
Ursodiol – see ursodeoxycholic acid

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Valganciclovir – see under ganciclovir
Valproate* Commentary Cochrane review
Vancomycin Commentary Cochrane review Update
Varicella-zoster immunoglobulin UK Guideline Cochrane review
Vasopressin
Vecuronium Web archive
Vigabatrin Cochrane review
Vitamin A* Cochrane review
Vitamin B 12 *
Vitamin D (special formulations)
Vitamin D* Commentary Cochrane review Update
Vitamin E Cochrane review
Vitamin K* Commentary Cochrane review
Vitamins (Multiple) Update

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Warfarin*
Water Cochrane review
Whooping cough vaccine* Cochrane review UK Guideline

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Zidovudine* Cochrane review Update UK Guideline
Zinc Cochrane review

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