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Last Updated: June 12, 2026 TL;DR: Famotidine Injection — a sterile, clear aqueous solution of famotidine, a histamine H2-receptor antagonist (H2 blocker), supplied commonly as 20 mg/2 mL single-dose ampoules or vials (10 mg/mL) for slow intravenous injection or as a concentrate for dilution and infusion — is a workhorse hospital agent for acid suppression when the oral route is not available: stress-ulcer prophylaxis in critically ill patients, gastro-oesophageal reflux dise

Last Updated: June 11, 2026 TL;DR: Bupivacaine HCl Injection — a sterile aqueous solution of bupivacaine hydrochloride, a long-acting amide-type local anaesthetic, supplied commonly as 0.25% and 0.5% (2.5 mg/mL and 5 mg/mL) plain solutions and as 0.5% "heavy" spinal solution containing dextrose for intrathecal use — is a cornerstone agent for epidural and spinal anaesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, surgical infiltration and post-operative pain control. Bupivacaine delivers a

Last Updated: June 9, 2026 TL;DR: Buprenorphine HCl Injection — a sterile aqueous solution of buprenorphine hydrochloride, a highly potent partial mu-opioid receptor agonist, supplied commonly as a 0.3 mg/mL solution in 1 mL ampoules for slow intravenous or intramuscular administration — is a cornerstone agent for the management of moderate to severe pain, including post-operative and peri-operative pain and pain where a long-acting opioid is required. Buprenorphine binds the

Last Updated: June 9, 2026 TL;DR: Nalbuphine HCl Injection — a sterile aqueous solution of nalbuphine hydrochloride, a strong opioid analgesic with agonist-antagonist activity (kappa-receptor agonist, mu-receptor antagonist), supplied commonly as 10 mg/mL or 20 mg/mL solutions in 1 mL ampoules for intravenous, intramuscular or subcutaneous administration — is a widely used agent for the management of moderate to severe pain, including peri-operative and post-operative pain, a

Last Updated: June 8, 2026 TL;DR: Morphine Sulphate Injection — a sterile aqueous solution of morphine sulphate, the prototypical strong opioid analgesic, supplied commonly as 10 mg/mL or 15 mg/mL solutions in 1 mL ampoules for intravenous, intramuscular or subcutaneous administration — is a cornerstone agent for the management of severe acute and chronic pain, including post-operative, cancer, myocardial-infarction and palliative-care pain, where milder analgesics are inadeq

Last Updated: June 8, 2026 TL;DR: Ascorbic Acid Injection (Vitamin C) — a sterile aqueous solution of ascorbic acid, the essential water-soluble vitamin C, supplied most commonly as 100 mg/mL or 500 mg/mL solutions in 2 mL or 5 mL ampoules for intravenous or intramuscular administration — is a widely used agent for the treatment and prevention of vitamin C deficiency, including scurvy, and for supportive use in wound healing, increased metabolic demand, malabsorption and prol