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Last Updated: June 13, 2026 TL;DR: Dipyridamole Injection — a sterile, clear yellow aqueous solution of dipyridamole, a platelet aggregation inhibitor and coronary vasodilator, supplied commonly as a 10 mg/2 mL ampoule (5 mg/mL) for dilution and intravenous infusion — is best known as a pharmacologic stress agent used in place of exercise during myocardial perfusion imaging (thallium or other radionuclide cardiac stress testing) in patients who cannot exercise adequately. Dip

Last Updated: June 13, 2026 TL;DR: Etophylline + Theophylline Injection — a sterile, clear aqueous solution combining two xanthine bronchodilators, etophylline (acepifylline) and theophylline, supplied commonly as a 2 mL ampoule (etophylline 84.7 mg + theophylline 25.3 mg per 2 mL) for slow intravenous injection — is a long-established hospital agent for the relief of acute bronchospasm in bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic bronchitis and

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 12, 2026 TL;DR: Pantoprazole for Injection — a sterile lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder of pantoprazole sodium, a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), supplied commonly as 40 mg single-dose vials for reconstitution with sodium chloride and intravenous injection or infusion — is a cornerstone hospital agent for acid-related disease when the oral route is not available: gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with erosive oesophagitis, the prevention of rebleeding after e

Last Updated: June 12, 2026 TL;DR: Omeprazole for Injection — a sterile lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder of omeprazole sodium, the prototype proton pump inhibitor (PPI), supplied commonly as 40 mg single-dose vials with an accompanying solvent for reconstitution and intravenous injection or infusion — is a cornerstone hospital agent for acid-related disease when the oral route is not available: gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with erosive oesophagitis, the prevention of re

Last Updated: June 12, 2026 TL;DR: Rabeprazole for Injection — a sterile lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder of rabeprazole sodium, a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), supplied commonly as 20 mg single-dose vials for reconstitution and intravenous injection or infusion — is a cornerstone hospital agent for acid-related disease when the oral route is not available: gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with erosive oesophagitis, the prevention of rebleeding after endoscopic treatment of