In this chapter:
In this chapter:
This section gives detailed information about the medicines mentioned in this book.
Each medicine is listed by its generic (scientific) name, in the order of the alphabet:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Information about birth control pills and medicines for HIV starts after
the alphabetical list.
To use this list, look up a medicine by its name or use the index of problems
below. This index gives the page number where more information about a health
problem can be found, and names the medicines we suggest for treating that health problem. Be sure to read more about any health problem before trying to treat it.
Problem See medicines
allergic reaction adrenaline , diphenhydramine , hydrocortisone ,promethazine
bacterial vaginosis clindamycin , metronidazole
bleeding
after birth ergometrine , oxytocin , misoprostol
chancroid erythromycin ,
ceftriaxone
chlamydia erythromycin , amoxicillin , azithromycin
contraception birth control pills (ethinyl estradiol , levonorgestrel , norgestrel)
eclampsia magnesium sulfate , diazepam
eye care for newborns erythromycin , tetracycline
genital warts (HPV) bichloracetic acid, trichloracetic acid
gonorrhea ceftriaxone ,cefixime
herpes acyclovir
HIV See here and here
dolutegravir ,
emtricitabine ,
lamivudine ,
lopinavir/ritonavir ,
nevirapine , tenofovir , zidovudine
incomplete abortion ergometrine , misoprostol
infections
bladder or kidney cefixime , cotrimoxazole
in pregnancy ampicillin , gentamicin , metronidazole
after birth amoxicillin with clavulanic acid , ampicillin ,
doxycycline , gentamicin , metronidazole
in a newborn ampicillin , gentamicin
breast dicloxacillin , erythromycin
in the womb, from untreated STI
amoxicillin , azithromycin , cefixime , ceftriaxone , erythromycin ,metronidazole
from female genital cutting cefalexin , clindamycin
after a miscarriage or abortion
amoxicillin with clavulanic acid ,
ampicillin ,
doxycycline ,
gentamicin ,
metronidazole , doxycycline , tetanus immune globulin ,
tetanus toxoid vaccine
malaria artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) ,clindamycin , quinine
medication to numb
for sewing a tear or doing MVA lidocaine
pain paracetamol , ibuprofen
placenta not coming out oxytocin , misoprostol
preventing infection
for people with HIV, see here and here
cotrimoxazole
preventing infection of the womb
after an invasive procedure or MVA amoxicillin , azithromycin , doxycycline , metronidazole
syphilis azithromycin , benzathine benzylpenicillin , erythromycin
trichomonas metronidazole
yeast clotrimazole , nystatin
This page was updated:01 Mar 2024
