This is a list of health problems discussed in this book that can be treated with medicines. The problems are listed in order of the alphabet in the left column. The right column has medicines that can be used to treat each problem. Click on the name of the medicine to learn more about it.
| Problem |
See medicines |
| arthritis |
aspirin, ibuprofen |
| bleeding from the vagina |
| after abortion |
ergometrine, misoprostol |
| after childbirth |
ergometrine, misoprostol, oxytocin |
| around menopause |
medroxyprogesterone |
| chancroid |
azithromycin, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin |
| chlamydia |
amoxicillin, azithromycin, doxycycline, erythromycin, tetracycline |
| cough |
codeine |
| diarrhea |
ciprofloxacin, cotrimoxazole, metronidazole |
| eclampsia/seizures |
diazepam, magnesium sulfate |
| emergency family planning |
low-dose birth control pills, emergency pills |
| fever |
aspirin, paracetamol, ibuprofen |
| after abortion |
ampicillin,
ceftriaxone, clindamycin, doxycycline, gentamicin, metronidazole |
| after childbirth |
ampicillin, doxycycline, gentamicin, metronidazole |
| during labor |
ampicillin, gentamicin, metronidazole |
| fungal infection, yeast |
| esophageal thrush |
fluconazole |
| mouth (thrush) |
gentian violet, ketoconazole, nystatin |
| skin |
gentian violet, fluconazole,
ketoconazole, nystatin |
| vagina |
gentian violet, clotrimazole, miconazole, nystatin, vinegar |
| gonorrhea |
ceftriaxone, spectinomycin |
| herpes sores |
acyclovir, gentian violet |
| infection (prevention) |
| for abortion |
doxycycline, erythromycin |
| in deinfibulation |
doxycycline, erythromycin |
| for people with HIV |
cotrimoxazole |
| infection (treatment) |
| after abortion |
ampicillin, ceftriaxone, clindamycin, doxycycline, gentamicin, metronidazole, tetanus vaccine |
| bladder |
cotrimoxazole, nitrofurantoin |
| breast infection |
dicloxacillin, erythromycin |
| after childbirth |
ampicillin, doxycycline, erythromycin, gentamicin, metronidazole |
| after genital cutting |
cephalexin, dicloxacillin, erythromycin, tetanus vaccine |
| kidney |
ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, cotrimoxazole, gentamicin |
| skin |
cephalexin, dicloxicillin, erythromycin, penicillin |
| itching |
| of the genitals |
(see vaginal discharge) |
| of the skin |
diphenhydramine, hydrocortisone, hydroxyzine |
malaria during the first
3 months of pregnancy |
clindamycin, quinine |
| nausea |
promethazine |
| newborn eye care |
erythromycin eye ointment,
tetracycline eye ointment |
| pain |
| mild to moderate |
aspirin, paracetamol, ibuprofen |
| severe |
codeine |
| pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) |
amoxicillin, azithromycin, ceftriaxone, doxycycline, erythromycin, metronidazole, spectinomycin |
| pneumonia for people with HIV |
cotrimoxazole |
| seizures (“fits”) during pregnancy |
diazepam, magnesium sulfate |
| sores, infected |
dicloxacillin, erythromycin, gentian violet, penicillin, potassium permanganate |
| on the genitals |
azithromycin, benzathine penicillin, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, erythromycin, tetracycline |
| syphilis |
benzathine penicillin,
doxycycline, erythromycin, tetracycline |
| tetanus |
| after abortion |
tetanus toxoid |
| in newborn |
benzylpenicillin |
| trichomonas |
metronidazole, tinidazole |
| vaginal discharge |
| at risk for STI |
amoxicillin, azithromycin, ceftriaxone, doxycycline, erythromycin, metronidazole, spectinomycin, tetracycline, tinidazole |
| not at risk for STI |
clindamycin, clotrimazole, gentian violet, metronidazole, miconazole, nystatin |
| warts on genitals |
podofilox, trichloroacetic acid |
| womb infection |
amoxicillin, ampicillin, azithromycin, ceftriaxone, doxycycline,
erithromycin, gentamicin, metronidazole, spectinomycin |
