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For Severe Diarrhea and
Dehydration.................................................... 381
Rehydration Mix.................................................. 381
Zinc..................................................................... 381
For Hard Stools (Constipation):
Laxatives......................................................... 382
Milk of magnesia (magnesium hydroxide).......... 382
Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate)....................... 382
Mineral oil............................................................ 382
Glycerin suppositories (Dulcolax)....................... 382
For Mild Diarrhea......................................... 383
Kaolin with pectin................................................ 383
For Stuffy Nose............................................. 383
Nose drops with ephedrine or
phenylephrine............................................... 383
For Cough....................................................... 383
Codeine............................................................... 383
For Severe Bleeding After Birth
(Postpartum Hemorrhage)........................ 390
Ergonovine or ergometrine maleate
(Ergotrate, Methergine)................................. 390
Oxytocin (Pitocin)................................................ 390
Misoprostol (Cytotec).......................................... 391
For Piles (Hemorrhoids)............................ 391
Suppositories for hemorrhoids............................ 391
For Malnutrition and Anemia................... 391
Powdered milk (dried milk)................................. 391
Mixed (or multi) vitamins..................................... 391
Vitamin A—for night blindness and
xerophthalmia............................................... 391
Iron sulfate (ferrous sulfate)—for anemia............ 392
Folic acid—for anemia........................................ 392
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)—for
pernicious anemia only................................ 392
Vitamin K (phytomenadione)—for bleeding
in the newborn.............................................. 392
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)—for persons
taking INH..................................................... 393
For Asthma..................................................... 384
Salbutamol (Albuterol)........................................ 384
Beclomethasone................................................. 384
Prednisolone or Prednisone................................ 385
Epinephrine (Adrenaline, Adrenalin)................... 385
For Allergic Reactions and Vomiting:
the Antihistamines....................................... 385
Promethazine (Phenergan)................................. 386
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl).............................. 386
Chlorpheniramine................................................ 386
Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine)............................. 386
Antitoxins........................................................ 387
Scorpion antitoxin or antivenom.......................... 387
Snakebite antitoxin or antivenom........................ 387
Antitoxins for tetanus........................................... 388
For Swallowed Poisons.................................. 388
Powdered or activated charcoal......................... 388
Family Planning Methods.......................... 393
Oral contraceptives (birth control pills)............... 393
Emergency pills.................................................. 394
Condoms............................................................. 395
Diaphragm.......................................................... 395
Contraceptive foam............................................. 395
Contraceptive suppositories
(Neo Sampoon)............................................. 395
Intrauterine device (IUD)..................................... 395
Injectable contraceptives.................................... 395
Contraceptive implants....................................... 396
For HIV and AIDS........................................ 396
HIV care and ART programs............................... 396
When is ART needed?........................................ 396
How to take ART................................................. 397
Side effects of ART............................................. 397
Preventing HIV right after a person
has been exposed to it................................. 397
ART for pregnant women.................................... 398
Preventing HIV in babies.................................... 398
For Seizures (Fits, Convulsions)............ 388
Phenobarbital (phenobarbitone)......................... 389
Phenytoin (diphenylhydantoin, Dilantin)............. 389
Diazepam (Valium).............................................. 389
Magnesium Sulfate............................................. 390