Zyrlex Cetirizin Sandoz Cetirizin Teva Second-generation H₁-antihistamine First-line treatment for allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and chronic urticaria — one tablet daily, available without prescription, with…

Pradaxa Direct thrombin inhibitor (factor IIa) The only DOAC that directly inhibits thrombin and the only one with a specific, rapidly acting antidote — idarucizumab achieves…

…Escitalopram Accord Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) The most selective of the SSRIs and one of the best tolerated for depression and generalised anxiety disorder…

…COX inhibitor, propionic acid derivative The first-line NSAID in Sweden and the one with the least cardiovascular risk at a low dose. A short…

…of unknown origin. The price is ecological: cephalosporins are one of the strongest drivers of Clostridioides difficile and ESBL-producing enteric bacteria, and should therefore…

…AV-node slowing. Rate control fails under adrenergic stress — making it a poor choice for the active patient and a reasonable one for the bedridden.

…alpha or beta effects, with onset within minutes and duration under one hour — theoretically attractive in hypertensive crisis with renal involvement, but without documented hard…

…and factor Xa inhibitor via antithrombin The anticoagulant to choose when the ability to reverse rapidly matters: the half-life is one to two hours…

…respiratory and skin infections in outpatient care, and one of the reasons Sweden maintains a favourable resistance situation. The spectrum covers group A streptococci and…

…is slowed. The half-life of a few seconds means both the effect and side effects are over before one can regret it, but requires…

…drug is ineffective in infranodal block. The effect comes within one minute and fades over an hour or so, making it a bridge to pacing…

…wanes after half an hour. Calcium gluconate contains approximately one third as much elemental calcium per ml as calcium chloride, and that confusion is the…

…it is something entirely different: the parent compound has a half-life of one to two days and the active metabolite desmethyldiazepam up to four…