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ANTIDIARRHEALS, INTESTINAL ANTIINFLAMMATORY-ANTIINFECTIVE AGENTS
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| Balsalazide | | For the treatment of mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis |
| Beclomethasone | | For the maintenance treatment of asthma as prophylactic therapy in patients 5 years of age and older |
| Betamethasone | | For relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses |
| Budesonide | | For the treatment of mild to moderate active Crohn's disease. |
| Cromolyn | | For the management of patients with bronchial asthma. Also used in the treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis, vernal conjunctivitis, and vernal keratitis. |
| Diphenoxylate | | For as adjunctive therapy in the management of diarrhea |
| Kanamycin | | For treatment of infections where one or more of the following are the known or suspected pathogens: E. coli, Proteus species (both indole-positive and indole-negative), E. aerogenes, K.pneumoniae, S.marcescens, Acinetobacter species |
| Loperamide | | For the control and symptomatic relief of acute nonspecific diarrhea and of |
| Neomycin | | For the adjunctive treatment of acute hepatic failure, alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver, and suppression of intestinal bacteria. |
| Prednisolone | | For the treatment of primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency, such as congenital adrenal hyperplasia, thyroiditis. Also used to treat psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, bursitis, acute gouty arthritis and epicondylitis. Also indicated for treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus, pemphigus and acute rhematic carditis. Can be used in the treatment of leukemias, lymphomas, thrombocytopenia purpura and autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Can be used to treat celiac disease, insulin resistance, ulcerative colitis and liver disorders. |
| Prednisone | | For the treatment of primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency. Also used in the treatment of several other conditions, including rheumatic disorders, collagen diseases, and dermatological diseases. |
| Streptomycin | | For the treatment of Tuberculosis |
| Sulfasalazine | | For the treatment of Crohn's Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis as a second-line agent |
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