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Chloromycetin

American  
[klawr-oh-mahy-seet-n, klohr-] / ˌklɔr oʊ maɪˈsit n, ˌkloʊr- /
Pharmacology, Trademark.
  1. a brand of chloramphenicol.


Chloromycetin British  
/ ˌklɔːrəʊmaɪˈsiːtɪn /

noun

  1. a brand of chloramphenicol

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The chief recommendation is that doctors using Chloromycetin for long-term or repeated treatment should keep close check on their patients' blood-cell counts.

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In desperation the rescue teams switched to a more powerful antibiotic, lacing a dozen squid with about 50 tablets each of Chloromycetin and pushing them down Physty's throat.

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Any antibiotic�perhaps any drug used to kill bacteria�might cause this disorder said Dr. Weiss, but most often to blame are the "broad-spectrum" antibiotics such as aureomycin, terramycin, Chloromycetin.

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A few months after she took Chloromycetin late in 1958, Mrs. Love felt weak and went to another doctor, who diagnosed aplastic anemia, in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells.

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There is no doubt that chloramphenicol, better known by Parke, Davis & Co.'s trade name of Chloromycetin, is a potent and valuable antibiotic.

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