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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 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