US name UK name Epinephrine Adrenaline Norepinephrine Noradrenaline Acetaminophen Paracetamol Albuterol Salbutamol Anthralin Dithranol Apazone Azapropazone Cosyntropin Tetracosactide (tetracosactrin) Cromolyn sodium Sodium cromoglicate Deferoxamine Desferrioxamine Dextroamphetamine Dexamfetamine Ergonovine Ergometrine Floxacillin Flucloxacillin Glutaral Glutaraldehyde
Glyburide Glibenclamide
Gold sodium thiomalate Sodium aurothiomalate
Isoproterenol Isoprenaline
Leucovorin leucovorin calcium
Folinic acid calcium folinate
Mechlorethamine Chlormethine (mustine)
Meperidine Pethidine
Metaproterenol Orciprenaline
Mineral oil Liquid paraffin
Nafronyl Naftidrofuryl
Niacin Nicotinic acid
Niacinamide Nicotinamide
Norethindrone Norethisterone
Penicillin G BenzylPenicillin
Phytonadione Phytomenadione
Pizotyline Pizotifen
Propoxyphene Dextropropoxyphene
Quinacrine Mepacrine
Rifampin Rifampicin
Scopolamine Hyoscine
Succinylcholine Suxamethonium
Sulfamethazine Sulfadimidine
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