Thread: Other Uses of Common Drugs

Methotrexate

Used as Anticancer drug

Other uses:

* Resistant asthma
* Psoriasis
* Ectopic pregnancy
* RA and other Auto immune conditions

Pyridoxine

Vitamin B6

Other uses:

* Homocystinuria
* Hyperoxaluria (Type 1)
* Sideroblastic anemia
* Hunt syndrome ( Pyridoxine cerebral syndrome)

Ascorbic Acid

Vitamin C

Other uses:

* Infantile Tyrosinosis
* Lathyrism
* Osteoporosis
* Chidiac Higasi Syndrome
* Lead poisoning

Tocopherol

Vitamin E

Other uses:

* Retrolental fibroplasia
* Broncopulmonary dysplasia
* Abetalipoprotenemia (Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome)
* Infantile nocturnal cramps
* Drug induced Tardive Dyskinesia
* Alzhemiers Disease
* Vit E defecient Ataxia

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Nifedipine has also been used for management of HAPE, frostbite, epinehrine injection into end artery/digit areas, poor circulation refractory to other means.