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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: June 27, 2026 TL;DR: Parecoxib for Injection - a sterile, lyophilized powder of parecoxib sodium, the water-soluble prodrug of valdecoxib and the only injectable selective COX-2 inhibitor (coxib) in clinical use, supplied commonly as a 40 mg vial reconstituted with 2 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride and given intravenously or intramuscularly - is the non-opioid analgesic clinicians use for the short-term management of acute post-operative pain, where COX-2 selectivity

Last Updated: June 27, 2026 TL;DR: Lornoxicam for Injection - a sterile, lyophilized yellow powder of lornoxicam, a potent oxicam-class non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that inhibits both COX-1 and COX-2, supplied commonly as an 8 mg vial reconstituted with 2 mL water for injection to a 4 mg/mL solution and given intravenously or intramuscularly - is the short-acting, strongly analgesic NSAID clinicians reach for to control moderate-to-severe acute and post-operat

Last Updated: June 18, 2026 TL;DR: Acyclovir for Injection — a sterile lyophilized powder of acyclovir sodium, a synthetic purine (guanosine) nucleoside analogue antiviral, reconstituted and then diluted for slow intravenous infusion and supplied commonly as 250 mg, 500 mg and 1000 mg vials — is the hospital standard for severe herpes simplex (HSV) infections, herpes simplex encephalitis, neonatal herpes and varicella-zoster (VZV) infections in immunocompromised patients. Bec

Last Updated: June 12, 2026 TL;DR: Pantoprazole for Injection — a sterile lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder of pantoprazole sodium, a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), supplied commonly as 40 mg single-dose vials for reconstitution with sodium chloride and intravenous injection or infusion — is a cornerstone hospital agent for acid-related disease when the oral route is not available: gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with erosive oesophagitis, the prevention of rebleeding after e