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Allergy to sulfonamides
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environmental factors
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genetic risk factors
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Colds and flus are NOT cured by antibiotics.
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Antibiotics are drugs that are used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other organisms, including protozoa, parasites, and fungi. Purpose Many treatments for cancer destroy disease-fighting white blood cells, thereby reducing the body ' s ability to fight infection.
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Drugs used to combat bacteria that cause infection. Antibiotics are substances that combat bacteria, and, as a result, relieve the symptoms of infections caused by bacteria.
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Antibiotics are used for treatment or prevention of bacterial infection. They may be informally defined as the subgroup of anti-infectives that are derived from bacterial sources and are used to treat bacterial infections.
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Antibiotics may be informally defined as the sub-group of anti-infectives that are derived from bacterial sources and are used to treat bacterial infections. Other classes of drugs, most notably the sulfonamides , may be effective antibacterials.
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Antibiotics may be informally defined as the sub-group of anti-infectives that are derived from bacterial sources and are used to treat bacterial infections. Other classes of drugs, most notably the sulfonamides, may be effective antibacterials.
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Antibiotics may be informally defined as the subgroup of anti-infectives derived from bacterial sources and used to treat bacterial infections. Purpose Antibiotics are used for treatment or prevention of bacterial infection.
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Antiepileptic drugs are medicines that reduce the frequency of epileptic seizures. This class of drugs includes some drugs that have other uses as well.
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Anticonvulsant drugs are medicines used to prevent or treat convulsions (seizures). Purpose Anticonvulsant drugs are used to control seizures in people with epilepsy.
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Anticonvulsants are a class of drugs indicated for the treatment of various types of seizures associated with seizure disorders such as epilepsy , a neurological dysfunction in which excessive surges of electrical energy are emitted in the brain, and other disorders. Some anticonvulsants are indicated for other medical uses.
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Insulin is a hormone produced by specialized cells in the pancreas. Secreted into the bloodstream at each meal, insulin helps the body use and store glucose (sugar) produced during the digestion of food.
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Insulin won't work if it's swallowed, so it must be given by injection. Your healthcare team will show you how to give yourself insulin injections.
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Local or regional anesthesia involves the injection or application of an anesthetic drug to a specific area of the body. This is in contrast to general anesthesia , which provides anesthesia to the entire body and brain .
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