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Last Updated: July 5, 2026 TL;DR: Meropenem for Injection - a sterile powder for reconstitution containing meropenem (as meropenem trihydrate, buffered with sodium carbonate), the broad-spectrum carbapenem beta-lactam antibiotic that binds the penicillin-binding proteins of the bacterial cell wall and inhibits peptidoglycan synthesis, highly stable to most beta-lactamases including extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and AmpC and active against Gram-positive and Gram-ne

Last Updated: July 5, 2026 TL;DR: Colistimethate Sodium for Injection - a sterile powder for reconstitution containing colistimethate sodium (colistin methanesulfonate, CMS), the inactive prodrug of colistin (polymyxin E) that hydrolyses in the body to active colistin, a polymyxin antibiotic that binds the lipid A of the lipopolysaccharide in the Gram-negative outer membrane and disrupts membrane permeability, supplied commonly as a 1 million IU (about 80 mg) vial reconstitut

Last Updated: July 4, 2026 TL;DR: Lincomycin Injection - a sterile aqueous solution of lincomycin hydrochloride, the lincosamide antibiotic that binds the bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit and blocks protein synthesis, active against Gram-positive cocci such as staphylococci and streptococci and against many anaerobes, supplied commonly as a 300 mg/mL solution (expressed as lincomycin base) in a glass ampoule or vial for deep intramuscular injection or, after dilution, slow int

Last Updated: July 4, 2026 TL;DR: Folic Acid (Vitamin B9) Injection - a sterile aqueous solution of folic acid (as sodium folate), the water-soluble vitamin B9 the body reduces to tetrahydrofolate, the coenzyme that carries the one-carbon units required for purine, thymidylate and DNA synthesis and for the remethylation of homocysteine to methionine, supplied commonly as a 5 mg/mL solution in an amber glass ampoule for intramuscular, slow intravenous or deep subcutaneous use

Last Updated: July 3, 2026 TL;DR: Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) Injection - a sterile aqueous solution of pyridoxine hydrochloride, the water-soluble vitamin B6 the body converts into the coenzyme pyridoxal-5-phosphate that is essential to amino-acid, neurotransmitter and haem metabolism, supplied commonly as a 50 mg/mL or 100 mg/mL solution in an amber glass ampoule for intramuscular, slow intravenous or subcutaneous use - is the vitamin clinicians use to treat vitamin B6 deficien

Last Updated: July 3, 2026 TL;DR: Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) Injection - a sterile solution of cholecalciferol, the fat-soluble anti-rachitic vitamin D3, a secosteroid prohormone the liver and kidney convert into the calcium-regulating hormone calcitriol, supplied commonly as a high-potency 300,000 IU/mL (7.5 mg/mL) oily solution in an amber glass ampoule for deep intramuscular depot dosing - is the vitamin clinicians use to correct severe vitamin D deficiency, nutritional