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  2. Metronidazole - Wikipedia

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    Metronidazole, sold under the brand name Flagyl among others, is an antibiotic and antiprotozoal medication. [10] It is used either alone or with other antibiotics to treat pelvic inflammatory disease, endocarditis, and bacterial vaginosis. [10] It is effective for dracunculiasis, giardiasis, trichomoniasis, and amebiasis. [10]

  3. Perioral dermatitis - Wikipedia

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    Metronidazole is less effective, but is available in a gel and can be applied twice daily. For pediatric patients, metronidazole can be used as an alternative to tetracycline. Metronidazole comes in various concentrations ranging from 0.75% to 2%. Higher concentrated metronidazole did not equate to shorter time to cure times. [27]

  4. Rosacea - Wikipedia

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    Topical metronidazole is a commonly used treatment for rosacea; it is available in various formulations such as creams, gels, or lotions and applied to clean, dry skin once or twice daily. Topical metronidazole has been shown to effectively reduce inflammatory lesions and perilesional erythema associated with rosacea by inhibiting both ...

  5. Carprofen - Wikipedia

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    A 100 mg Rimadyl tablet approximately 19 mm (0.75 in) wide by 8.6 mm (0.34 in) thick, as sold in the USA. Carprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) of the carbazole and propionic acid class that was previously for use in humans and animals but is now only available to veterinarians for prescribing as a supportive treatment for various conditions in animals. [1]

  6. Acne - Wikipedia

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    Commonly used antibiotics, either applied to the skin or taken orally, include clindamycin, erythromycin, metronidazole, sulfacetamide, and tetracyclines (e.g., doxycycline or minocycline). [49] Doxycycline 40 milligrams daily (low-dose) appears to have similar efficacy to 100 milligrams daily and has fewer gastrointestinal side effects. [ 15 ]

  7. Gastroenteritis - Wikipedia

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    Pseudomembranous colitis, usually caused by antibiotic use, is managed by discontinuing the causative agent and treating it with either metronidazole or vancomycin. [73] Bacteria and protozoans that are amenable to treatment include Shigella [74] Salmonella typhi, [75] and Giardia species. [36]

  8. Pharmacokinetics of estradiol - Wikipedia

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    Transdermal estradiol gel produces an estradiol to estrone ratio of about 1:1. [10] [12] Transdermal estradiol gel can be used as a form of high-dose estrogen in transgender women. [224] However, the doses needed require application to a large surface of skin that amounts to the combined area of both legs for proper absorption. [224]

  9. Russell's viper - Wikipedia

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    The LD 50 in mice, which is used as a possible indicator of snake venom toxicity, is: 0.133 mg/kg intravenous, [26] 0.40 mg/kg intraperitoneal, [27] about 0.75 mg/kg subcutaneous. [28] For most humans, a lethal dose is about 40–70 mg, well within the amount that can be delivered in one bite.