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Antibiotic   Cefuroxime sodium  
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Aksef Turkey
Anaptivan Greece
Aprok Ireland
Aprokam Belgium, Great Britain, Iceland, Turkey
Axetine Romania
Biociclin Italy
Biofuroksyn Poland
Cefofix Saudi Arabia
Cefoprim Italy
Cefurin Italy
Cefurox Argentina
Ceruxim Greece
Curocef Austria
Curoxim Italy
Curoxima Spain
Curoxime Portugal
Duxima Italy
Galemin Greece
Gonif Greece
Ipacef Italy
Itorex Italy
Kefurox Belgium
Keroxime Brazil
Kesint Italy
Lafurex Italy
Multisef Turkey
Nipogalin Greece
Normafenac Greece
Plixym Poland
Prokam Spain
Receant Greece
Supero Italy
Tarsime Poland
Vekfazolin Greece
Ximaract Belgium, Great Britain, Spain
Xorim Poland
Yokel Greece
Zetagal Greece
Zilisten Greece
Zinacef Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America
Zinnat France, Turkey
Zinocep Italy
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Compatibility of fenoldopam mesylate with other drugs during simulated Y-site administration.
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3824 Journal Boudi S, Roy H, Forest JM, Leclair G.
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Compatibility of isavunazonium sulfate during simulated Y-site administration.
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Compatibilité du citrate de caféine injectable avec plusieurs autres médicaments.
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Physical compatibility of fosfomycin for injection with select i.v. drugs during simulated Y-site administration.
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