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  2. Dicloxacillin - Wikipedia

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    Dicloxacillin is a narrow-spectrum β-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class. [1] It is used to treat infections caused by susceptible (non-resistant) Gram-positive bacteria . [ 1 ] It is active against beta-lactamase -producing organisms such as Staphylococcus aureus , which would otherwise be resistant to most penicillins .

  3. Ampicillin/flucloxacillin - Wikipedia

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    The usual dose by mouth is one capsule of 250 mg 4 times a day in adults and half the adult dose as a syrup for children under the age of 10 years but over 2. [4] For children below the age of 2 years, the oral dose is a quarter of the adult oral dose. [3] Ampicillin/flucloxacillin is taken orally about half an hour before food. [5]

  4. List of antibiotics - Wikipedia

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    Dicloxacillin: Dynapen (discontinued) Flucloxacillin: Floxapen (Sold to European generics Actavis Group) Mezlocillin: Mezlin (discontinued) Methicillin: Staphcillin (discontinued) Nafcillin: Unipen (discontinued) Oxacillin: Prostaphlin (discontinued) Penicillin G: Pentids (discontinued) Penicillin V: Veetids (Pen-Vee-K) (discontinued) Piperacillin

  5. Flucloxacillin - Wikipedia

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    [6] [8] It appears to be safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding. [6] It should not be used in those who are allergic to penicillin. [6] It is a narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class. [8] It is similar in effect to cloxacillin and dicloxacillin, being active against penicillinase forming bacteria. [9]

  6. Cloxacillin - Wikipedia

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    Use during pregnancy appears to be relatively safe. [1] Cloxacillin is in the penicillin family of medications. [2] Cloxacillin was patented in 1960 and approved for medical use in 1965. [3] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [4] It is not commercially available in the United States. [2]

  7. Mastitis - Wikipedia

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    When it occurs in breastfeeding mothers, it is known as puerperal mastitis, lactation mastitis, or lactational mastitis. When it occurs in non breastfeeding women it is known as non-puerperal or non-lactational mastitis. Mastitis can, in rare cases, occur in men. Inflammatory breast cancer has symptoms very similar to mastitis and must be ruled ...

  8. WHO Model List of Essential Medicines - Wikipedia

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    The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (aka Essential Medicines List or EML [1]), published by the World Health Organization (WHO), contains the medications considered to be most effective and safe to meet the most important needs in a health system. [2]

  9. Clark's rule - Wikipedia

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    Clark's rule is a medical term referring to a mathematical formula used to calculate the proper dosage of medicine for children aged 2–17 based on the weight of the patient and the appropriate adult dose. [1] The formula was named after Cecil Belfield Clarke (1894–1970), a Barbadian physician who practiced throughout the UK, the West Indies ...