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
Web archive Drug monographs for little used drugs no longer included in the book
Commentary A permanent website comment about the drug or a temporary posting, e.g. about a change in usage
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 Update
Albendazole
Albuterol – see salbutamol
Alteplase Commentary
Amikacin
Aminophylline* – see under theophylline
Amiodarone
Amodiaquine Cochrane review
Amoxicillin* Cochrane review
Amphotericin B* Commentary
Ampicillin* Cochrane review UK Guideline
Arginine
Artemether with lumefantrine* Cochrane review
Aspirin* Cochrane review Commentary
Atosiban Cochrane review
Atracurium
Atropine* (and ipatropium) Cochrane review
Azithromycin Cochrane review
Aztreonam

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

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Cabergoline
Caffeine citrate Cochrane review Commentary[1] Commentary[2] Commentary[3]
Calcium folinate* – see under pyrimethamine
Calcium gluconate* Cochrane review
Captopril
Carbamazepine*
Carnitine Cochrane review
Carob Seed Flour Cochrane review
Caspofungin New
Cefalexin
Cefotaxime
Cefoxitin Cochrane review
Ceftazidime
Ceftriaxone Cochrane review Commentary
Cefuroxime
Cephalexin – see cefalexin
Chloral hydrate* Commentary
Chloramphenicol* 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 Cochrane review
Clonazepam
Clonidine – see under bupivicane
Cloxacillin – see flucloxacillin
Co-amoxiclav* – see under amoxicillin
Codeine phosphate*
Corticorelin – see under tetracosactide
Co-trimoxazole* Cochrane review

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Desferrioxamine* – see under iron
Desmopressin – see under vasopressin
Dexamethasone* Cochrane review Commentary
Dextrose*
Diamorphine
Diazepam* Cochrane review UK Guideline
Diazoxide
Dicloxacillin – see flucloxacillin
Didanosine*
Digoxin* Cochrane review
Dobutamine Cochrane review
Domperidone Commentary
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* Cochrane review Commentary
Erythropoietin Commentary Cochrane review
Esmolol - see under propranolol
Etamsylate Web archive
Eye drops* Cochrane review UK Guideline

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

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

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Haemophilus influenza (Hib) vaccine Cochrane review UK Guideline
Heparin* Cochrane review 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
Hypothermia New

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Ibuprofen* Cochrane review UK Guideline
Imipenem
Immunisation UK Guideline
Immunoglobulin* Cochrane review Commentary
Indometacin Cochrane review Commentary [1] Commentary [2] Commentary [3] Indomethacin – see indometacin
Influenza vaccine New Commentary UK Guideline
Inositol Web archive Cochrane review
Insulin* Cochrane review
Interferon alfa
Intralipid Cochrane review
Iodine – see under potassium iodate
Ipratropium* – see under atropine Cochrane review
Iron* Cochrane review
Isoniazid* Commentary
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* Commentary Cochrane review UK Guideline
Mannitol* Commentary Cochrane review
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
Miconazole* Commentary Cochrane review
Midazolam Commentary Cochrane review
Milk formulas Cochrane review
Milrinone
Misoprostol Cochrane review UK Guideline
Mivacurium
Morphine* Commentary Cochrane review
Mupirocin Commentary

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Nadolol – see under propranolol
Naloxone* Cochrane review Commentary
Nelfinavir* – see under ritonavir
Neostigmine*
Netilmicin
Nevirapine* Cochrane review Commentary
Nifedipine* Cochrane review UK Guideline
Nitazoxanide
Nitisinone
Nitric oxide Cochrane review Commentary
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* Commentary [1] Commentary [2] Cochrane review UK Guideline
Oxytocin* Cochrane review UK Guideline

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Palivizumab Cochrane review Commentary
Pancreatin Cochrane review
Pancuronium bromide Cochrane review
Papaverine
Paracetamol* Cochrane review Commentary
Paraldehyde
Parenteral nutrition Cochrane review
Penicillamine* Cochrane review
Penicillin* Cochrane review Commentary
Pentastarch Cochrane review
Pethidine Cochrane review
Phenobarbital* Cochrane review Commentary
Phenytoin* Cochrane review
Phosphate
Phototherapy Commentary Cochrane review
Plasma albumin Commentary Cochrane review
Platelets UK Guideline
Pneumococcal vaccines 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 Commentary
Procaine benzlpenicillin* Cochrane review
Progesterone Cochrane review
Proguanil* – see under chloroquine
Propofol Commentary
Propranolol*
Propylthiouracil* – see under propranolol
Pyrazinamide* – see under isoniazid
Pyridostigmine Floxacillin – see neostigmine
Prostaglandin E2 Cochrane review
Protamine sulphate* – see under heparin
Protamine sulphate* – see under heparin
Pulmonary surfactants Commentary Cochrane review UK Guideline Pyridostigmine* – see under neostigmine
Pyrazinamide
Pyridoxal phosphate – see pyridoxine
Pyridoxine* Cochrane review
Pyrimethamine* Cochrane review Commentary

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Quinine* Commentary Cochrane review

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

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Salbutamol* Cochrane review
Sargramostim Update
Sildenafil New
Skin care Commentary Cochrane review
Skin sterility Cochrane review Commentary
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 Commentary
Succinylcholine – see suxamethonium
Sucrose Commentary Cochrane review
Sulfadiazine Commentary
Syntometrine – see oxytocin
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 Cochrane review Commentary
Varicella-zoster immunoglobulin UK Guideline Cochrane review
Vasopressin
Vecuronium Web archive
Vigabatrin Commentary Cochrane review
Vitamin A* Cochrane review
Vitamin B 12 *
Vitamin D (special formulations)
Vitamin D* Cochrane review Commentary
Vitamin E Cochrane review
Vitamin K* Commentary Cochrane review
Vitamins (Multiple)

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

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Zidovudine* Cochrane review UK Guideline
Zinc Cochrane review