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DRUG NAME	INDICATIONS	DOSAGE	CAT.
Efavirenz  600  mg Tablet	Combination therapy for HIV  infections with a protease inhibitor and or Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs)	ADULT:  600  mg  once  daily. ADOLESCENT & CHILD less than 17 years, more than 40 kg: 600 mg once daily, 32.5 - less than 40 kg: 400 mg once daily, 25 - less than 32.5 kg: 350 mg once daily, 20 - less than  25  kg:  300  mg  once daily, 15 - less than 20 kg: 250 mg once daily, 13 - less than  15  kg:  200  mg  once daily. No studies in children less than 3 years or less than 13 kg. Tablet formulation unsuitable  for  children  less than 40 kg	A/KK
Enalapril    20    mg Tablet	i)   Hypertension   ii)   Congestive   heart failure	i)    Initially    5    mg    daily, (ELDERLY 2.5 mg once daily), usual maintenance dose 10 - 20  mg  daily.  Maximum:  40 mg/day in 1 - 2 divided doses ii) Initially 2.5 mg daily, usual maintenance dose 20 mg daily in 1 - 2 divided doses; maximum: 40 mg/day	B
Enalapril    5    mg Tablet	i)   Hypertension   ii)   Congestive   heart failure	i)    Initially    5    mg    daily, (ELDERLY 2.5 mg once daily), usual maintenance dose 10 - 20  mg  daily.  Maximum:  40 mg/day in 1 - 2 divided doses ii) Initially 2.5 mg daily, usual maintenance dose 20 mg daily in 1 - 2 divided doses; maximum: 40 mg/day	B
Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate 200 mg/5  ml Suspension	Treatment    of    susceptible    bacterial infections	CHILD:   mild   to   moderate infection: 30 - 50 mg/kg/day in equally divided doses every 6 hours. For more severe infection this dose may be doubled. Doses may be given 2 - 3 times a day	B
Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate  400 mg Tablet	Treatment    of    susceptible    bacterial infections	ADULT: 400  mg 6  hourly or 800 mg 12 hourly. Maximum 4 g/day. CHILD: 30 - 50 mg/kg/day in 2 - 4 divided doses	B
Ethambutol       HCl 400 mg Tablet	Tuberculosis	Adult: 15-25mg/kg daily (max 1200mg) or 50mg/kg biweekly (max2000mg).  Children:  15- 25mg/kg daily or 25-35mg/kg thrice weekly	B
Ethyl         Chloride Spray	For minor surgical procedures including lancing boils, incision and drainage of small abscesses, pain due to athletic injuries and pain due to injection administration	Spray  to  affected  area  at  a distance of about 30cm until a fine white film is produced	C
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Felodipine  10  mg Tablet	Hypertension	Initiate  at  5  mg  once  daily. Usual dose, 5 - 10 mg once daily in the morning	A/KK
Felodipine   5   mg Tablet	Hypertension	Initiate  at  5  mg  once  daily. Usual dose, 5 - 10 mg once daily in the morning	A/KK
Ferrous    Fumarate 200 mg Tablet	Prevention   and   treatment   of   iron- deficiency anaemias	Prophylactic   200   mg   daily. Therapeutic 200  mg  2  times daily. CHILD up to 6 years 80- 140 mg 2 times daily	C
Folic   Acid   5   mg Tablet	i) For the prevention and treatment of folate deficiency states ii) For the prevention of neural tube defect in the foetus	i) ADULT initially 5 mg daily for 4 months or until haematopoietic response obtained. Maintenance: 5 mg every 1 - 7 days depending on underlying disease CHILD up to 1 year, 500 mcg/kg daily; over 1 year, as adult dose ii) 5 mg daily starting before pregnancy and continued through the first trimester	C
Frusemide          10 mg/ml Injection	Pulmonary oedema	Initially 20 -40 mg IM or slow IV (rate not exceeding 4 mg/min). CHILD: 0.5 - 1.5 mg/kg. Max: 20 mg daily	B
Frusemide  40  mg Tablet	Pulmonary oedema	ADULT: Initial 40 - 80 mg on morning if required, can be increased to a max of 1 g/day in certain cases especially in chronic renal failure. CHILD : 1 - 3 mg/kg daily	B