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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 90. Chapters: Sildenafil, Pharmacia, Growth hormone, Linezolid, Alprazolam, Depo-Provera, Kelo v. City of New London, Celecoxib, Atorvastatin, Gabapentin, Wyeth, Sunitinib, Kano trovafloxacin trial litigation, Varenicline, Metronidazole, Inhalable insulin, Pregabalin, Azithromycin, Ziprasidone, Cetirizine, Vigo Ordnance Plant, Voriconazole, Nelfinavir, Fluconazole, Donepezil, Pfizer UK, Crizotinib, Parke-Davis, Dofetilide, Maraviroc, Interferon beta-1a, Tiotropium bromide, Valdecoxib, CP 47,497, Irinotecan, Anidulafungin, ChapStick, Eletriptan, Methylprednisolone, Eplerenone, Exemestane, Tolterodine, Latanoprost, Epirubicin, CP-94,253, Delavirdine, Quinapril, Pegvisomant, PF-2545920, G. D. Searle & Company, Figitumumab, Upjohn, Cannabicyclohexanol, Tremelimumab, Nicoderm, Tanezumab, Quinaprilat, Atorvastatin/amlodipine, CP-154,526, CP 55,940, CP-93,129, CP-39,332, Pegaptanib, CP 55,244, PF-03654746, Viva Cruiser. Excerpt: Linezolid (INN) ( -z -lid) is a synthetic antibiotic used for the treatment of serious infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria that are resistant to several other antibiotics. A member of the oxazolidinone class of drugs, linezolid is active against most Gram-positive bacteria that cause disease, including streptococci, vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The main indications of linezolid are infections of the skin and soft tissues and pneumonia (particularly hospital-acquired pneumonia), although off-label use for a variety of other infections is becoming popular. Linezolid is marketed by Pfizer under the trade names Zyvox (in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and several other countries), Zyvoxid (in Europe), and Zyvoxam (in Canada and Mexico). Generics are also available in India, such as Linospan (Cipla). Discovered in the 1990s and ...
