Here are the six drugs and what they’re used for:
- Betamethasone acetate and Betamethasone sodium phosphate suspension for injections for allergy and inflammation therapy.
- Cisatracurium besylate injections used as muscle relaxers before and after surgery.
- Copper chloride injections to help maintain copper serum levels during total parenteral nutrition.
- Hydroxocobalamin solutions for intramuscular injection for B12 vitamin deficiency.
- Levofloxacin oral solutions for bacterial infections.
- Vinblastine sulfate injections for chemotherapy.
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