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Methotrexate

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Antimetabolite

  • Crohns
  • RA
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Allopurinol

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Xanthine oxidase inhibitor

-gout

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Prochlorperazine

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Antiemetic/ FGA

  • schizophrenia
  • mania
  • anxiety
  • nausea/ vom
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Bendroflumethazide

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Thiazide diuretic

  • oedema
  • HTN
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Oxybutynin

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Antimuscarninic

-urinary incontinence

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Tamoxifen

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Antioestrogen

  • Breast cancer
  • anovulatory infertility
  • gynaecomastia in males
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Chlorphenamine

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Antihistamine

  • hay fever
  • chicken pox itch
  • urticaria
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Azathioprine

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Immunosuppressant

  • UC
  • Crohns
  • 2nd line: In myasthenia gravis
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Beclomethasone

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Corticosteroid

  • asthma
  • oral ulceration
  • resistant eczema
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Rosiglitazone

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Diabetes drug- Banned due to increased risk of CVD

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Ondansetron

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Antiemetic

  • emetogenic Chemo/radio
  • post op nausea and vom
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Tamulosin

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Alpha adrenergic blocker

-BPH

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Salmeterol

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Beta agonist

  • COPD
  • asthma
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Fludrocortisone

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Steroid

  • adrenocorticol insufficiency
  • neuropathic postural HTN
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Quinine

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Antimalarial

  • malaria
  • nocturnal leg cramps
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Carbimazole

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Thionamide

-hyperthyroidism

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Tropicamide

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Anticholingeric

-dilating pupil for eye exam

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Ranitidine

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H2 receptor agonist

  • gastric ulceration
  • dyspepsia
  • GORD
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Loperamide

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  • diarrhoea

- faecal incontinence

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Oxygen

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  • COPD
  • ILD
  • pHTN
  • CHF
  • sleep apnoea
  • sepsis
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Chloroquine

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Antimalarial

  • RA
  • malaria
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Cetirizine

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Antihistamine

  • hay fever
  • urticaria
  • dermatitis
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Domperidone

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Antiemetic

-nausea and vom

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Furosemide

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Loop diuretic

  • oedema
  • resistant HTN
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Lansoprazole
PPI - GORD - oesphagitis - dyspepsia
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Senna
Laxative | -constipation
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Spironolactone
K sparing diuretic - oedema - cirrhosis ascities - oedema in CHF
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Metoclopromide
Pro kinetic/ antiemetic | -nausea and vom
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Metformin
Biguanides - T2DM - PCOS
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Cisplatin
Antineoplastic | -testicular/ lung/ cervical/ back/ head and neck/ ovarian cancer
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Hydrocortisone
Glucocorticoid - thyroid storm - adrenocorticol deficiency - angioedema - eczema - asthma - oral/ perioral lesions
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Cyclosporin
Immunosuppressant - Severe: UC, RA, dermatitis, psoriasis - organ transplant - nephrotic syndrome
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N-acetylcystine
Mucolytic agent - CF - paracetamol OD
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Salbutamol
B-adrenergic agonist | -asthma
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Levothyroxine
Hormone | -hypothyroidism
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Simvastatin
Statin - hyperchloestralaemia - hyperlipidaemia - CVD
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Glycerol Trinitrate
Vasodilator - angina - anal fissue
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Dalteparin
Anticoagulant - CAD - DVT prophylaxis - DVT/ PE treatment
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Aspirin
Antiplatelet - CVD - angina - TIA - ischaemic stroke - AF - Pain
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Rivaroxiban
Anticoagulant - DVT - PE - CVA/ CVD - ACS - PAD
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Losartan
ARB - diabetic nephropathy - 2nd like: CHF - HTN
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Nicorandil
Vasodilator | -stable angina
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Dobutamine
B1 agonist - septic shock - cardiogenic shock - ventilation - cardiac surgery - cardiac stress testing
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Diltiazem
CCB - angina - chronic anal fissure
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Ramipril
ACE inhibitor - HTN - CHF - CVD
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Digoxin
Cardiac glycoside - AF - atrial flutter
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Amlodipine
CCB - angina - HTN
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Verapamil
- supraventricular arrhythmia - angina - HTN
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Isosorbide mononitrate
Vasodilator - angina - CHF
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Adrenaline
-CPR: 1mg 3-5mins -Anaphylaxis: <5 years= 150micrograms 6-11= 300micrograms >12= 500micrograms
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Bisoprolol
Beta blocker - HTN - Angina - CHF
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Atenolol
Beta blocker - HTN - angina - arrhythmia - migraine
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Amiodarone
Class III anti arrhythmtic | -arrhythmias
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Clopidogrel
Antiplatelet - TIA - ischaemic stroke - MI - AF
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Warfarin
Anticoagulant - AF - prosthetic heart valve - rheumatic heart disease - PE - TIA
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Alendronate
Bisphosphonate | -osteoporosis
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Adenosine
Organic compound | -paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
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Insulin
- diabetes I and II | - diabetic ketoacidosis
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Glucagon
Antihypoglycaemic - hypoglycaemia - beta blocker poisoning
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Streptokinase
Fibrinolytic - MI - DVT - PE - PAD
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Lactulose
Laxative | -constipation
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Folic acid
- folate deficient anaemia | - prevention of neural tube defects in pregnancy
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Gliclazide
Sulphonylurea | -T2DM
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Hydroxycobalamin
Vitamin B12 - B12 deficiency anaemia - pernicious anaemia
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Ferrous sulphate
Iron | -iron deficiency anaemia
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Ad-Cal-D3
Vitamin D and calcium - vit d / Ca deficiency - osteoporosis - rickets
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Ipratropium
Muscarinic agonist/ SABA - COPD - asthma
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Carbamazapine
Anticonvulsant - generalised seizures - trigeminal neuralgia - diabetic neuropathy
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Citalopram
SSRI - depression - panic disorder
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Amitriptyline
TCA - neuropathic pain - migraine
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Diamorphine
Analgesic - pain - pulmonary oedema - MI
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Diclofenac
NSAID | -pain (gout, RA, post-op)
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Celecoxib
Cox II inhibitor | -pain (osteoarthritis, RA, AS)
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Diazepam
Benzodiazepam - muscle spasm - tetanus - anxiety - insomnia - sedation for surgery - convulsions
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Ibuprofen
NSAID - MSK lain/ inflammation - pyrexia with discomfort
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Gabapentin
Anticonvulsant - focal seizures - neuropathic pain - menopause - spascity in MS
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Fluoxetine
SSRI - depression - bulimia - OCD - menopause
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Lamotrigine
Anticonvulsant - focal seizures - general seizures - bipolar
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Lignocaine
Local anaesthetic
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Lithium
Mood stabiliser - mania - bipolar - recurrent depression - self harm
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Paracetamol
Analgesic - pain - pyrexia
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Nitrous oxide
Analgesic | -pain
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Sertraline
SSRI - depression - anxiety disorder
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Tramadol
Opioid analgesic | -pain
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Isofluorane
General anaesthetic
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Haloperidol
Antipsychotic - nausea and vomit - schizophrenia - delirium - BP in mania
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Flumazenil
GABA receptor agonist | -reverses affects of benzodiazepines
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Mirtazipine
Tetracyclic antidepressant | -major depression
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Sildenafil
Phosphesterase-5-inhibitor (Viagra) -erectile dysfunction
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Naloxone
Opioid antagonist | -opioid overdose
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Suxamethonium
Neuromuscular blocker | -short term paralysis of general anaesthesia
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Zopiclone
Cyclopyrrolone | -insomnia
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Sumatriptan
Serotonin receptor agonist - migraine - cluster headache
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Propofol
General anaesthetic | -induction / maintenance of general anaesthesia
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Pregabalin
Anticonvulsant - neuropathic pain - focal seizures - GAD
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Phenytoin
AED - TC seizures - status epilepticus - focal seizures
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Ephedrine
Amphetamine - reversible HTN from epidural - reversible airway obstruction - neuropathic oedema - nasal congestion
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Chlorpromazine
Antipsychotic - schizophrenia - mania - agitation
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Sodium valproate
Anti epileptic - epilepsy - migraine prophylaxis
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Nefopam
Analgesic | -pain (moderate)
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Methadone
Opiate - pain - opioid dependence
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Atracurium
Neuromuscular blocker | -neuromuscular blockade for surgery / intensive care
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Hyoscine
Antispasmodic - motion sickness - hyper saliva - bowel colic
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Donepezil
Cholinesterase inhibitor | -Alzheimer’s
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Thiamine
Vitamin B1
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Aciclovir
Anti viral - herpes zoster - herpes simplex
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Fluconazole
Antifungal | -candidiasis
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Nystaitin
Anti fungal | -oral candidiasis
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Levonorgestrel
Progestin hormone - contraception (IUD, oral) - menorrhagia - emergency contraception pill
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Oxytocin
Peptide hormone - labour induction - C section - prevention of postpartum haemorrhage
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Oestradiol
Oestrogen - dysfunctional uterine bleeding - contraception - endometriosis - endometrium / renal cell / breast cancer
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Medroxyprogesterone
Progestin hormone - dysfunctional uterine bleeding - secondary amenorrhoea - contraception - endometrial / breast cancer
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Goserlin
LHRH agonist - prostate cancer - breast cancer
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Ethinylestradiol
Oestrogen - oestrogen deficiency - female hypogondism - menstrual disorders
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Finasteride
5 alpha-reductase inhibitor - BPH - androgenetic alopecia
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Rifampicin
ABx - endocarditis - TB - H. Influenzae type b
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Nitrofurantoin
ABx | -UTI
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Ciprofloxacin
Broad spectrum ABx - eye infection - diabetic foot/ ulcer - fistulating crohns - RTI - UTI - diarrhoea travelling prophylaxis - gonorrhoea
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Vancomycin
Narrow spectrum - C. Difficile infection - diabetic foot/ ulcer - bone and joint infections - CAP - HAP - bacterial meningitis
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Erythromycin
Broad spectrum ABx - penicillin allergy - cellulitis - foot infection - CAP - syphilis - chronic prostatitis - acne
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Tetracycline
Broad spectrum ABx - rosacea - acne - H. Pylori - non-gonococcal urethritis
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Doxycycline
Broad spectrum ABx tetracycline - chlamydia - UTI - sinusitis - HAP - acne - rosacea - syphilis - Lyme disease - malaria
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Co-trimoxazole
ABx - HAP - leg ulcer - diabetic foot - COPD exacerbation
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Metronidazole
ABx - diabetic foot - cellulitis - H. Pylori - BV - oral infection - liver abscess
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Do-amoxiclav
Broad spectrum ABx - RTI - UTI - bone and joint infection - abdo infection - animal bites - CAP/ HAP
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Amoxicillin
Penicillin ABx - pneumonia - bronchiectasis - acute COPD - Lyme disease - anthrax - H. Pylori - UTI
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Flucloxacillin
Narrow spectrum ABx - cellulitis - diabetic foot - leg ulcer - CF lung infections
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Trimethoprim
ABx penicillin - RTI - UTI - acne - GU infections
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Cefuroxime
ABx cephalosporin - cellulitis - acute diverticulitis - Lyme disease - fracture prophylaxis - UTI
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Chloramphenicol
ABx - eye infection - bacterial infection in otitis externa - typhoid fever
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Gentamicin
Broad spectrum ABx - eye infection - diabetic foot - otitis externa - gram positive endocarditis

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