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DRUG NAME	INDICATIONS	DOSAGE	CAT.
Ibuprofen  200mg Tablet	Pain   and   inflammation   in   rheumatic disease	ADULT : 200 - 400 mg 3 times daily after food, maximum. 2.4 g daily CHILD : 20-30 mg/kg body weight daily in divided doses	B
Indomethacin     25 mg Capsule	Pain   and   inflammation   in   rheumatic disease	50 - 200 mg daily in divided doses,  with  food.  Child  not recommended.	B
Insulin Recombinant Neutral        Human short-acting     100 IU/ml  Injection  in 10ml vial	Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, non insulin dependent diabetes unresponsive to treatment to diet or oral hypoglycaemics. hyperkalaemia to assure proper utilisation of glucose and reduce glucosuria in non diabetic patients receiving parenteral nutrition	Dose to be individualised. The average        daily        insulin requirement  is  between  0.5- 1.0 units/kg body weight	B
Insulin Recombinant Synthetic   Human, intermediate-acting 100 IU/ml Injection in 10ml vial	Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, non insulin dependent diabetes unresponsive to treatment to diet or oral hypoglycaemics,  hyperkalaemia,  to assure proper utilisation of glucose and reduce glucosuria in non diabetic patients receiving parenteral nutrition	Dose to be individualised. The daily  insulin  requirement  is usually    between    0.3    and 1.0IU/kg /day	B
Insulin Recombinant Synthetic   Human, intermediate-acting 100   IU/ml   Penfill and Refill	Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, non insulin dependent diabetes unresponsive to treatment to diet or oral hypoglycaemics, hyperkalaemia to assure proper utilisation of glucose and reduce glucosuria in non diabetic patients receiving parenteral nutrition	Dose to be individualised. The daily  insulin  requirement  is usually    between    0.3    and 1.0IU/kg /day	B
Insulin Recombinant Synthetic   Human, pre-mixed        100 IU/ml   Penfill   and Refill	Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, non insulin dependent diabetes unresponsive to treatment to diet or oral hypoglycaemics, hyperkalaemia to assure proper utilisation of glucose and reduce glucosuria in non diabetic patients receiving parenteral nutrition	Dose to be individualised. The average        daily        insulin requirement  is  between  0.5- 1.0 units/kg body weight	B
Ipratropium Bromide 0.0125% Inhalation Solution (125 mcg/ml)	Only for treatment of : i) Patients with ischaemic heart disease who develop extrasystole with salbutamol or terbutaline ii) Patients with chronic bronchitis who have airway obstruction and who do not respond to salbutamol or terbutaline. Reversible airways obstruction, particularly in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	ADULT  :  500  mcg  up  to  4 times  daily.  CHILD  5  -  12 years : 125 - 250 mcg up to 4 times daily, 12 years : 250 - 500 mcg up to 4 times daily	B
Ipratropium Bromide 0.025% Inhalation Solution (250 mcg/ml)	Only for treatment of : i) Patients with ischaemic heart disease who develop extrasystole with salbutamol or terbutaline ii) Patients with chronic bronchitis who have airway obstruction and who do not respond to salbutamol or terbutaline. Reversible airways obstruction, particularly in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	ADULT  :  500  mcg  up  to  4 times  daily.  CHILD  5  -  12 years : 125 - 250 mcg up to 4 times daily, 12 years : 250 - 500 mcg up to 4 times daily	B
Ipratropium Bromide   20   mcg and  Salbutamol base 100 mcg/dose Inhalation	Management of reversible bronchospasm associated    with    obstructive    airway diseases	ADULT   and   ELDERLY   :   2 inhalations 4 times daily. Maximum : 12 inhalations daily. CHILD under 12 years not recommended	B
Irbesartan 300 mg Tablet	Hypertension,  diabetic  nephropathy  (in patients   who    cannot   tolerate   ACE inhibitors because of cough)	150 mg to 300 mg daily	A/KK
Isoniazid  100  mg Tablet	i) Tuberculosis ii)Tuberculous meningitis	i) & ii) ADULT 5-8mg/kg daily (Max 300mg) or 15-20mg/kg biweekly (max 1200mg)	B
Isoniazid  400  mg Tablet	i) Tuberculosis ii)Tuberculous meningitis	i) & ii) ADULT 5-8mg/kg daily (Max 300mg) or 15-20mg/kg biweekly (max 1200mg)	B
Isosorbide Dinitrate 10 mg Tablet	Prophylaxis and treatment for: i) Angina ii) Left ventricular failure	i) 30 - 120 mg daily in divided doses ii) 40 - 160 mg, up to 240 mg if required; in acute episodes: 5 - 10 mg by sublingually	B
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Labetalol  HCl  100 mg Tablet	Hypertension (including in pregnancy)	ADULT:  100  mg  (50  mg  in elderly) daily with food, increased at intervals of 14 days to usual dose of 200 mg twice  daily,  up  to  800  mg twice  daily  (3  -  4  divided doses if higher dose). Max: 2.4 g daily	B
Labetalol    HCl    5 mg/ml Injection	Hypertension crisis	ADULT: Bolus injection 50 mg IV for at least 1 min. Max: 200 mg. IV infusion, dilute 2 amps to 200ml with sodium chloride and dextrose injection or 5% dextrose IV infusion, Hypertension   of   pregnancy; 20mg per hour doubled every 30  min  to  max 160 mg per hour	B
Lactulose 3.35 g/5 ml Liquid	i)        Constipation        ii)        Hepatic encephalopathy	i)  ADULT  15  ml  twice  daily adjusted to patient's need. CHILD 0.5 ml/kg/dose once or twice daily  ii)  30-50  ml  3-4 times daily, dose adjusted to produce 2-3 soft stools daily. CHILD 1 ml/kg/dose 3-4 times daily	B
Levothyroxine Sodium   100   mcg Tablet	Hypothyroidism	ADULT: 1.7 mcg/kg/day orally in a single daily dose (usual maintenance dose is 100 - 125 mcg/day 70 kg adult). CHILD; 0 - 3 months: 10 - 15 mcg/kg/day; 3 - 6 months: 8 - 10   mcg/kg/day;   6   -   12 months: 6 - 8 mcg/kg/day; 1 - 5 years: 5 - 6 mcg/kg/day; 6 - 12 years: 4 - 5 mcg/kg/day; more than 12 years: 2 -3 mcg/kg/day	B
Lignocaine 2% Jelly	Use    for    endotracheal    tubes    and instruments,  painful  procedures  in  the ear, nose and throat, burns, wounds, abrasions, lacerations; catheterisation of the male and female urethra and for symptomatic treatment of cystitis and urethritis	Apply to affected area 10 mins before catheterization, etc	B
Lignocaine        HCl (Lidocaine)        10 mg/ml Injection	Ventricular  tachycardia  and  ventricullar fibrillation. To be diluted before use	50-100  mg  IV  as  a  bolus, repeated after 5 minutes if necessary. Maintenance : 1-4 mg/min by IV infusion under ECG monitoring	B
Lignocaine        HCl (Lidocaine)       2% Injection	Local  anesth by  infiltration IV  regional anesthesia and nerve block. Emergency management of ventricular arrhythmias particularly  after  myocardial  infarction and cardiac surgery	Local   anesthesia   :   ADULT Maximum: 200 mg; CHILD Maximum: 30 mg/kg Cardiac arrhythmias :  ADULT 50-100 mg IV. Maximum: 200-300 mg/hour;  CHILD  Loading dose: 0.8-1 mg/kg IV repeated if necessary up to 3-5 mg/kg followed by a continuous infusion of 10-50 mcg/kg/min	B
Loratadine  10  mg Tablet	Allergic rhinitis and allergic dermatoses	ADULT and CHILD over 6 years 10 mg once daily. CHILD 2 - 6 years: 5 mg once daily	B
Losartan    50    mg Tablet	Patients intolerant of ACE inhibitors, only in   the   treatment  of   i)   Hypertensive patient with left ventricular hypertrophy ii) Hypertension in diabetics with proteinuria or nephropathy	Hypertension:  Usual  starting and maintenance dose: 50 mg once  daily.  Maximum increasing the dose to 100 mg once daily. Patients with intravascular volume-depletion starting dose of 25 mg once daily. Renal protection in Type 2 diabetic patients with proteinuria and  hypertension, starting dose: 50 mg once daily, may be increased to 100 mg once daily based on blood pressure response	A/KK
Losartan Potassium 100 mg Tablet	Patients intolerant of ACE inhibitors, only in the treatment of: i) Hypertensive patient with left ventricular hypertrophy ii)Hypertension in diabetics with proteinuria or nephropathy	Usual  starting  dose:  50  mg once daily. May be increased to 100 mg once daily.	A/KK
Lovastatin  20  mg Tablet	Hypercholesterolaemia    and    coronary heart disease	20 mg once daily. Maximum: 80 mg daily	B