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Last Updated: June 3, 2026 TL;DR: Fluphenazine Decanoate Injection — a sterile oily depot solution of the long-acting phenothiazine antipsychotic fluphenazine decanoate, supplied most commonly as a 25 mg/mL solution in a sesame-oil or other oily vehicle in 1 mL and 10 mL ampoules and vials for deep intramuscular injection — is a cornerstone of maintenance treatment for schizophrenia and other chronic psychotic disorders. As a decanoate ester dissolved in an oily vehicle, it i

Last Updated: June 3, 2026 TL;DR: Sodium Stibogluconate Injection — a sterile aqueous solution of the pentavalent antimonial antileishmanial sodium stibogluconate, supplied most commonly as a solution containing 100 mg/mL of pentavalent antimony (Sb-V) in multi-dose vials and ampoules for slow intravenous or intramuscular administration — is a first-line agent against leishmaniasis in much of the endemic world: visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar), cutaneous leishmaniasis and m

Last Updated: June 2, 2026 TL;DR: Ethylmethylhydroxypyridine Succinate Injection — a sterile clear solution of the antioxidant and membrane-protective neuroprotective emoxypine succinate, supplied most commonly as a 50 mg/mL solution in 2 mL and 5 mL ampoules for slow intravenous or intramuscular administration — is widely used in the CIS and allied markets for acute and chronic cerebral circulatory disorders, including the acute phase of ischaemic cerebrovascular accident, d

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