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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

Last Updated: July 2, 2026 TL;DR: Xanthinol Nicotinate Injection - a sterile aqueous solution of xanthinol nicotinate, a peripheral and cerebral vasodilator that combines a theophylline-type xanthine moiety with nicotinic acid (niacin) in a single molecule, supplied commonly as a 300 mg/2 mL (150 mg/mL) solution in a glass ampoule for intramuscular or slow intravenous use - is the vasodilator clinicians use to improve microcirculation and blood flow in peripheral and cerebral

Last Updated: July 2, 2026 TL;DR: Noradrenaline (Norepinephrine) Injection - a sterile concentrated solution of norepinephrine, a catecholamine that acts as a potent alpha- and beta-1-adrenergic agonist (vasopressor), supplied commonly as a 1 mg/mL sterile concentrate (as norepinephrine bitartrate) in a glass ampoule for dilution and slow intravenous infusion through a central line - is the first-line vasopressor clinicians use to restore blood pressure in septic and other va