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MAIN LIST

COMPLEMENTARY
DKUCS

15.

DISINFECTANTS

chlorhexidine
iodine

16.

DIURETICS

amiloride
furosemide
hydrochlorothiazide
mannitol
spironolactone

chlortalidone

17.

GASTROINTESTINAL DRUGS
17.1 antacids
and other antiulcer drugs

aluminium hydroxide
cimetidine
magnesium hydroxide

calcium
carbonate

17.2 antiemetics

promethazine

metoclopramide

17.3 antihacniorrhoidals

local anaesthetic,
astringent and
antiinflammatory drug

17.4 antispasmodics

atropine

17.5 cathartics

senna

17.6 Diarrhoea, drugs used in

18.

17.6.1 anlidiarrhoeal

codeine

17.6.2 replacement solution

oral rehydration salts

HORMONES
18.1 adrenal hormones
and synthetic substitutes

dexamethasone
hydrocortisone
prednisolone

18.2 androgens

testosterone

18.3 estrogens

ethinylestradiol

18.4 insulins and other
antidiabetic agents

compound insulin
zinc suspension
insulin injection
glibenclamide

18.5 oral contraceptives

ethinylestradiol +
levonorgestrel
ethinylestradiol +
norethisterone

18.6 ovulation inducers

fludrocorlisone

norethisterone

clomifene

18.7 progestogens

nore F