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Ethicist: We need safer drugs for our kidsCNN InternationalFor instance, the cheap broad-spectrum antibiotic chloramphenicol, used most frequently in low-income countries, can debilitate infants, causing vomiting, low blood pressure and impaired heart function in a rare but often fatal 'gray-baby syndrome.

GPs need to move with the times on OTC PillsPulsePharmacists are very thorough and effective at checking with patients whether it is appropriate to dispense other medicines, for example hydrocortisone and chloramphenicol, and I have every confidence that they would follow a protocol or guideline.

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Acute appendicitis: Can antibiotics ever take the place of surgery?Journal of the American Academy of Physician AssistantsIn 1959, Coldrey reported on 471 patients with acute appendicitis who had been effectively treated with penicillin, streptomycin, chloramphenicol, or Terramycin.

The Voice of RussiaRussia viewed as country with unreliable copyright protectionThe Voice of RussiaOut of 5 test samples from various producers none has passed screening - each had noticeable amounts of penicillin, tetracycline, streptomycin and chloramphenicol.