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Last Updated: June 18, 2026 TL;DR: Metoprolol Tartrate Injection — a sterile, clear, colourless aqueous solution of metoprolol tartrate, a cardioselective beta-1 adrenergic blocker, supplied commonly as a 1 mg/mL solution in a 5 mg/5 mL ampoule or vial for slow intravenous bolus — is a frontline hospital agent for the early management of acute myocardial infarction and for the acute control of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias and rapid heart rate. Because the patient is ofte

Last Updated: June 18, 2026 TL;DR: Acyclovir for Injection — a sterile lyophilized powder of acyclovir sodium, a synthetic purine (guanosine) nucleoside analogue antiviral, reconstituted and then diluted for slow intravenous infusion and supplied commonly as 250 mg, 500 mg and 1000 mg vials — is the hospital standard for severe herpes simplex (HSV) infections, herpes simplex encephalitis, neonatal herpes and varicella-zoster (VZV) infections in immunocompromised patients. Bec

Last Updated: June 17, 2026 TL;DR: Sodium Valproate Injection — a sterile aqueous solution (or lyophilized powder for solution) of sodium valproate, a broad-spectrum anticonvulsant and antiepileptic, supplied commonly as a 400 mg vial (with solvent) or as a 100 mg/mL solution for intravenous bolus and infusion — is the standard hospital agent for the control of status epilepticus and for continuing valproate therapy when the oral route is temporarily unavailable. Because the

Last Updated: June 17, 2026 TL;DR: Zuclopenthixol Decanoate Injection — a sterile, clear, yellowish oily solution of zuclopenthixol decanoate, the decanoate ester of the cis(Z)-isomer thioxanthene antipsychotic zuclopenthixol, dissolved in a thin vegetable oil vehicle and supplied commonly as a 200 mg/mL ampoule for deep intramuscular depot injection every two to four weeks — is a cornerstone maintenance agent for schizophrenia and other chronic psychoses where reliable, long

Last Updated: June 17, 2026 TL;DR: Caffeine Citrate Injection — a sterile, clear, colourless, preservative-free aqueous solution of caffeine citrate, a methylxanthine central-nervous-system and respiratory stimulant, supplied commonly as 20 mg/mL caffeine citrate (equivalent to 10 mg/mL caffeine base) in a 60 mg/3 mL single-dose vial for intravenous infusion (and oral use) — is the standard hospital agent for the treatment of apnoea of prematurity in neonates. Because the pat

Last Updated: June 17, 2026 TL;DR: Promethazine HCl Injection — a sterile, clear, colourless to very faintly coloured aqueous solution of promethazine hydrochloride, a phenothiazine-derivative first-generation H1 antihistamine with marked antiemetic, sedative and anticholinergic properties, supplied commonly as a 25 mg/mL ampoule (also 50 mg/mL) for deep intramuscular use and, with caution, slow intravenous use — is a versatile hospital agent for nausea and vomiting, allergic