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Omacetaxine offers hope to CML patients
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CYMBALTA (depression) DIAZEPAM RECTUBES 2.5mg LIPITOR LYRICA Hard Capsules SEROQUEL REMICADE Influvac GRAZAX Oral SUTENT Hard Capsules ZONEGRAN	APIDRA 100 U/ml, solution for injection AMYTAL ARIXTRA 5mg, 7.5mg, 10mg solution for injection, pre-filled syringe ALVESCO 160 Inhaler AREDIA Aminophylline tablets AMBIRIX Suspension ALVESCO 80 Inhaler AMBISOME Carbex

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ARICLAIM 40 mg cápsulas duras gastrorresistentes Sanofi Pharma Bristol-Myers Squibb SNC AVAGLIM 4 mg/4 mg comprimidos recubiertos con película AMMONAPS 500 mg comprimidos Apidra 100 Unidades/ml solución inyectable en un vial. Angiox 250 mg de polvo para concentrado para solución inyectable o perfusión. APTIVUS 250 mg cápsulas blandas Aranesp 10 microgramos solución inyectable en jeringa precargada. Arava 10 mg comprimidos recubiertos con película Arixtra 1,5 mg/0,3 ml solución inyectable, jeringa precargada.	Atriance 5 mg/ml solución para perfusión Atripla 600 mg/200 mg/245 mg comprimidos recubiertos con película. ATryn 1.750 UI polvo para solución para perfusión ADVATE 250 UI polvo y disolvente para solución inyectable. Advagraf 0,5 mg cápsulas duras de liberación prolongada ADROVANCE 70 mg/2.800 UI comprimidos ADENURIC 80 mg comprimidos recubiertos con película Aldurazyme, 100 U/ml concentrado para solución para perfusión Actraphane 30 40 UI/ml suspensión inyectable en un vial Aerinaze 2,5 mg/120 mg comprimidos de liberación modificada

German Drugs
Farmorubicin® 10 mg HL \| 20 mg HL \| -50 mg HL; -Lösung 10 mg \| -20 mg \| -50 mg Latensin® Corto-Tavegil® Melleril® retard 30; -Tropflösung Methergin®; -Injektionslösung Optalidon® N Optalidon® special NOC Optalidon® special NOC Pravidel® 2,5 mg Pravidel® 2,5 mg	Pravidel® 5 mg \| -10 mg Sandoglobulin® Sandomigran® Syntocinon® Spray Syntocinon® 3 I.E. \| -10 I.E. Melleril® 25 \| -100; -retard 200 Melleretten® Macalvit® Corto-Tavegil® Corto-Tavegil® Gel

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Kytril Cyclopentolat Minims Cyklokapron Cymevene Cytarabin Cytosar Cytotec Daivonex Daktacort Daktar	Daktar Deca-Durabolin Decadron Cyclabil Curosurf Cosopt Kåvepenin Naproxen-E Naramig Narcanti

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Levodopa-Carbidopa Tabletten Megalotect DKTP-Vaccin RIVM DTP-Vaccin RIVM Arilvax Act-Hib Havrix Avaxim Hepatitis B Immunoglobuline 300 IE Hepatitis B Immunoglobuline	Vesparax Orfenadrine Dragees HB-VAX-DNA Botulismeserum BMR-Vaccin RIVM Dopergin Sinemet Fungizone ad perfusionem Diflucan Ancotil

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Tagamet®, Tabletter 400 mg, SmithKline Beecham AB Dichlotride®, Tabletter 25 mg, Merck Sharp & Dohme (Sweden) AB Dichlotride®, Tabletter 50 mg, Merck Sharp & Dohme (Sweden) AB Rytmonorm®, Tabletter 150 mg, Abbott Scandinavia AB Rytmonorm®, Tabletter 300 mg, Abbott Scandinavia AB Xylocain®, Injektionsvätska 20 mg/ml, Astra Läkemedel AB Xylocain®, Salva 5 %, Astra Läkemedel AB Xylocain®, Injektionsvätska 5 mg/ml, Astra Läkemedel AB Xylocain®, Injektionsvätska 10 mg/ml, Astra Läkemedel AB Xylocain®, Gel 2 %, Astra Läkemedel AB	Xylocain®, Lösning för anestesi 40 mg/ml, Astra Läkemedel AB Xylocain®, Gurgelvatten 5 mg/ml, Astra Läkemedel AB Xylocain®, Gel (utan konserveringsmedel) 2 %, Astra Läkemedel AB Diflucan®, Pulver till mixtur 40 mg/ml, Pfizer AB Diflucan®, Pulver till mixtur 10 mg/ml, Pfizer AB Diflucan®, Kapslar 200 mg, Pfizer AB Tagamet®, Tabletter 800 mg, SmithKline Beecham AB Tagamet®, Brustabletter 800 mg, SmithKline Beecham AB Tagamet®, Brustabletter 400 mg, SmithKline Beecham AB Duphalac®, Oral lösning 670 mg/ml, Solvay Pharma AB

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A Avamys ADGYN COMBI ALVESCO 160 Inhaler ACNECIDE Aldactone 25mg, 50mg and 100mg Tablets ACTINAC ALOMIDE ADIZEM-XL Adrenaline [epinephrine] Injection 1 in 10,000 ANGIOX 250 mg	B BECLOFORTE BACTROBAN OINTMENT Bromocriptine (growth hormone/growth disorders) Bismuth Subnitrate and Iodoform BIOPLEX BACTROBAN NASAL BETTAMOUSSE Betnesol Eye Ointment BALNEUM PLUS CREAM BACTROBAN CREAM
C CORGARD COLOMYCIN CARACE (cardiac failure) Cimetidine 200mg/5ml Oral Solution Cefradine [cephradine] CELEVAC (constipation) CITANEST CALSYNAR COPEGUS 200 mg Film-Coated Tablet CALCICHEW	D Diltiazem (angina) Diflucan Capsules 50mg and 200mg DEPIXOL DTP VACCINE BEHRING DYNEPO DOR Diloxanide furoate DEBRISAN DATSCAN 74 MBq/ml solution for injection DEXA-RHINASPRAY DUO
E EXELDERM EUGYNON 30 EMEND Hard Capsules ENSURE Etopophos Injection EPIPEN Auto-Injector 0.3mg ESTRAPAK ELANTAN (heart failure) EFAMAST ETOPOPHOS	F FRANOL FIBROGAMMIN P FRUSOL FEFOL FLAGYL S Suspension FEMSEVEN FAMVIR Ferriprox 500 mg film-coated tablets FERFOLIC SV FROBEN SR Capsules
G GAMANIL Glyceryl trinitrate Glipizide GALENAMET GENERAID PLUS GARAMYCIN GLIBENESE GLYTRIN GENOTROPIN GLUCOSTIX	H HYDREA HUMAPEN Hypromellose Hypurin Porcine 30/70 Mix Vials HYALASE HELISAL HUMAN MIXTARD Hydrocortisone and neomycin (skin) HELICOBACTER TEST INFAI HELIXATE
I Influvac IBUGEL FORTE 10 INSUMAN comb Cartridges IMUDERM ISOPTO Alkaline ISMELIN INDOCID PDA INFANRIX IPV- HIB INDERAL LA INFASOY	J JUVELA JECTOFER JANUVIA Film-Coated Tablets JEVITY
K KALSPARE KETOVITE KLARICID Kaolin and Morphine Mixture BP KEFZOL KEPPRA KIVEXA Film-Coated Tablets KERI KETEK Tablets KEFADIM	L LIQUIGEN LEVITRA LIBRIUM LYCLEAR CREME RINSE Liquid Paraffin Oral Emulsion LUDIOMIL LEUCOMAX LOTRIDERM Lidocaine and phenylephrine topical solution LUSTRAL
M MODULEN IBD MSUD AID III Mebeverine (Generic) MOTIFENE M-M-R II MXL MILUPA lpd MONOGEN MACUGEN MOTIPRESS (anxiety)	N NYSTAN oral suspension NAVIDREX NUTRINI EXTRA NESTARGEL NUTRICOMP NUTRISON STANDARD NORPROLAC NEO-CYTAMEN NOVOSEVEN Nabumetone
O OPHTHALIN OCCLUSAL Ondansetron 2 mg/ml Injection. OPTISON OncoTICE Oxprenolol OPILON ORALDENE OTOMIZE ORTHO DIAPHRAGMS	P PROMOD PROSTAP SR PHOSEX PABRINEX PIPORTIL DEPOT PURI-NETHOL PERIOSTAT POWERGEL PARADOTE PRIADEL
Q QUESTRAN LIGHT (diarrhoea) QUELLADA M QUICK-CAL Quinine Bisulphate QUINOPED Qlaira Quinine Sulphate QUIXIDAR 1.5 ml/0.3 ml QVAR QUIXIDAR 2.5 mg/0.5 ml	R RESPONTIN ROFERON-A RETROVIR (HIV) ROBINUL REFLUDAN RIFINAH RHEUMOX ROFERON-A Cartridge Rabies Vaccine BP REDOXON
S Simvastatin STRONAZON 400 micrograms MR Capsules Sotalol SIMULECT SYMBICORT 100/6 TURBOHALER STARIL (cardiac failure) SOLTAMOX SLO-PHYLLIN STERIPOD BLUE Sodium Chloride Intravenous	T TRIPTAFEN (anxiety) Trimethoprim (infections) TARIVID tablets TRAMACET Film-Coated Tablets Tenormin LS 50mg Tablets Tetanus vaccine TAVANIC THYROGEN 0.9 mg Solution for Injection TAXOL TEMODAL
U ULTIVA URDOX Acid Tablets URO-TAINER SUBY G ULTRALANUM URISPAS UVISTAT UTOVLAN ULTRAPROCT URIFLEX C UNIPHYLLIN CONTINUS	V VAQTA ADULT Voltarol Ophtha Multidose 0.1% Eye Drops VIRAFERONPEG VOLTAROL OPHTHA (Inflammation) VALOID VERRUGON VENOFER VOLRAMAN VIMPAT Solution for Infusion VISUDYNE
W WARTICON WAXSOL WYSOY Water for Injections WELLDORM ELIXIR Winfex XL 75mg WILZIN Hard Capsules WinRho SDF Winfex XL 150mg Warfarin	X Xenical 120mg hard capsules XANAX XYLOCAINE with ADRENALINE 1:200,000 Xenazine 25 XATRAL XL (BPH) XEFO Xarelto 10 mg film-coated tablets XALATAN XISMOX 60 XL Tablets XATRAL (BPH)
Y YENTREVE Capsules YUTOPAR YONDELIS Solution for Infusion.	Z ZYPREXA Zinc, Starch and Talc Dusting- powder ZOLEPTIL ZOMIG Rapimelt 2.5mg Tabs (migraine) Zinc and Salicylic Acid Paste ZISPIN ZANIDIP 10 mg tablets ZINNAT ZOVIRAX Tablets ZAVESCA

The NSCLCs account for 80% of all lung cancers and can be further subdivided into squamous-cell carcinoma, large-cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma (which includes bronchioloalveolar-cell carcinoma [BAC]

Pharmacologic management of asthma aims to control symptoms, prevent exacerbations and provide the best possible pulmonary function with minimal medications, side effects and risk factors.

Insomnia, hormones released in the body are involved in certain aspects of homeostasis, including regulating the circadian rhythms established by the SCN of the hypothalamus.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumours of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

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