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Last Updated: July 6, 2026 TL;DR: Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen Injection - a sterile, ready-to-use aqueous solution that combines two well-established analgesics in one container: acetaminophen (paracetamol), a centrally acting analgesic and antipyretic, and ibuprofen, a propionic-acid non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that blocks cyclo-oxygenase, supplied commonly as 1000 mg of acetaminophen with 300 mg of ibuprofen in a 100 mL intravenous infusion for the short-te

Last Updated: July 6, 2026 TL;DR: Gadoterate Meglumine Injection - a sterile aqueous solution of gadoteric acid formulated as its meglumine (N-methylglucamine) salt, a macrocyclic and ionic gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) in which the paramagnetic gadolinium(III) ion is locked inside the cage-like DOTA macrocyclic ligand, supplied at 0.5 mmol/mL (about 279.3 mg/mL) in glass vials and pre-filled syringes for intravenous injection - is the MRI contrast medium radiologist

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