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| S. No | Symptom | Drug to give | Do not give | | 1. | Pain, Fever | Paracetamol, Aspirin | NSAIDs Esp. oxyphenbutazone. | | 2 | Cough, colds | - Plain expectorants - Anti-histaminic=only Foristal | - Codein & Dextrometorphan in 1st Trimester- Anti-istaminics. | | 3 | Antibiotics | - Penicillins- AmpcillinErythromycin Cephalosporins | Slphonamides Tetracyclins ChloromycetinCiprofloxacin.AminoglycosidesNew untested drugs | | 4 | Constipation | - Isabgol, Liquid paraffin | Strong Purgativs like Castor oil. | | 5 | Dysentry | - Kaolin, Sulphaguanidine. | Diphenoxylate, Furazolidin Metronidazole, Tinidazole. | | 6 | Hypertension | - Aldomet, Nepresol | Diretics, ACE inhibitors, Atenol, Losartan | | 7 | Tuberculosis | - 1 NH, Ethambutol (Rifampicin if diseas is extensive) | Stremtomycin Pyrazinamide | | 8 | Leprosy | - Dapsone, Rifampicin | Hansepran (1st trimester) | | 9 | Bronchial asthma | All bronchodilators | Steroids fintal spray | | 10 | Peptic ulcer | - Antacids, Diet | Ranitidine/Omezole | | 11 | Investigations | - Ultrasonography | x-ray, I.V.P, Barium meal Radioactive Iodine studies. | | 12 | Vaccines | - T.T., Typhoid Vaccine | Measles, MMR, cholera, chicken pos, yellow fever |
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