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Last Updated: June 12, 2026 TL;DR: Omeprazole for Injection — a sterile lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder of omeprazole sodium, the prototype proton pump inhibitor (PPI), supplied commonly as 40 mg single-dose vials with an accompanying solvent for reconstitution 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 re

Last Updated: June 12, 2026 TL;DR: Rabeprazole for Injection — a sterile lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder of rabeprazole sodium, a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), supplied commonly as 20 mg single-dose vials for reconstitution 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 endoscopic treatment of

Last Updated: June 11, 2026 TL;DR: Esomeprazole for Injection — a sterile lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder of esomeprazole sodium, the S-isomer proton pump inhibitor (PPI), supplied commonly as 40 mg single-dose vials (also 20 mg) for reconstitution and intravenous injection or infusion — is a cornerstone hospital agent for acid-related disease where the oral route is not available: gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with erosive oesophagitis, the prevention of rebleeding aft

Last Updated: June 2, 2026 TL;DR: Micafungin for Injection — a sterile lyophilised powder of the echinocandin antifungal micafungin sodium, supplied most commonly as 50 mg and 100 mg vials for reconstitution and dilution before slow intravenous infusion — is a front-line agent for serious invasive fungal disease: invasive candidiasis and candidaemia, oesophageal candidiasis, and prophylaxis of Candida infection in patients undergoing haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation o

Last Updated: June 1, 2026 TL;DR: Caspofungin for Injection — a sterile lyophilised powder of the echinocandin antifungal caspofungin acetate, supplied most commonly as 50 mg and 70 mg vials for reconstitution and dilution before slow intravenous infusion — is a front-line agent for serious invasive fungal disease: invasive candidiasis and candidaemia, invasive aspergillosis in patients refractory to or intolerant of other therapies, oesophageal candidiasis, and empirical ant

Last Updated: June 1, 2026 TL;DR: Vancomycin for Injection — a sterile lyophilised powder of the glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin hydrochloride, supplied most commonly as 500 mg and 1 g vials for reconstitution and dilution before slow intravenous infusion — is a cornerstone agent against serious Gram-positive infection, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), coagulase-negative staphylococci, enterococci and resistant streptococci: bacteraemia, infect