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 diphenhydramine , epinephrine , hydrocortisone ,promethazine
bacterial vaginosis clindamycin , metronidazole , tinidazole
bleeding
after birth ergometrine , oxytocin , misoprostol
chancroid erythromycin ,
ceftriaxone , azithromycin
chlamydia azithromycin , doxycycline , erythromycin
eclampsia diazepam , magnesium sulfate
emergency contraception daily-use birth control pills, emergency contraception pills
eye care for newborns erythromycin eye ointment , tetracycline eye ointment
genital warts (HPV) bichloracetic acid, trichloracetic acid
gonorrhea ceftriaxone ,cefixime
herpes acyclovir
HIV
dolutegravir ,
emtricitabine ,
lamivudine ,
lopinavir/ritonavir ,
nevirapine , tenofovir , zidovudine
incomplete abortion misoprostol
infections
after birth amoxicillin with clavulanic acid , ampicillin ,
doxycycline , gentamicin , metronidazole
bladder cefixime , cotrimoxazole ,nitrofurantoin
breast dicloxacillin , erythromycin
from female genital cutting cefalexin , amoxicillin with clavulanic acid
kidney cefixime , cotrimoxazole ,amoxicillin with clavulanic acid
after a miscarriage or abortion
amoxicillin with clavulanic acid ,
ampicillin ,
doxycycline ,
gentamicin ,
metronidazole , tetanus immune globulin ,
tetanus toxoid vaccine
in a newborn ampicillin , gentamicin
in pregnancy ampicillin , gentamicin , metronidazole
malaria artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) ,clindamycin , quinine
medication to numb
for sewing a tear or doing MVA lidocaine
pain paracetamol , ibuprofen
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
doxycycline , azithromycin , cefixime , ceftriaxone , erythromycin ,metronidazole
placenta not coming out oxytocin , misoprostol
preventing infection
in people with HIV cotrimoxazole
of the womb after an invasive procedure amoxicillin , metronidazole
of the womb after an MVA doxycycline , metronidazole
syphilis azithromycin , benzathine benzylpenicillin , erythromycin
trichomonas metronidazole ,
tinidazole
yeast clotrimazole , nystatin
This page was updated:28 Aug 2024
