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class="icon icon-section-action"></span> </button> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="sm-live-area hide-offscreen"></div> </div> <div id="section1" class="section-body"> Learn about your prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines. Includes side effects, dosage, special precautions, and more. <nav role="navigation"> <div class="alphanav section azlanding"> <div class="section-header no-clk"> <div class="section-title"> <h2>Browse by generic or brand name:</h2> </div> <div class="section-button"> <button type="submit" aria-controls="az-section2" role="button" title="Expand/Collapse section" aria-pressed="false" tabindex="0"> <span class="icon icon-section-action"></span> </button> </div> <div class="sm-live-area hide-offscreen" aria-live="polite"></div> </div> <div class="section-body bluearea" id="az-section2"> <ul class="alpha-links"> <li><a href="druginfo/drug_Aa.html">A</a></li> <li><a href="druginfo/drug_Ba.html">B</a></li> <li><a href="druginfo/drug_Ca.html">C</a></li> <li><a href="druginfo/drug_Da.html">D</a></li> <li><a href="druginfo/drug_Ea.html">E</a></li> <li><a href="druginfo/drug_Fa.html">F</a></li> <li><a href="druginfo/drug_Ga.html">G</a></li> <li><a href="druginfo/drug_Ha.html">H</a></li> <li><a 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href="https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/" target="TheNewWin">DailyMed</a>. </p> </div> </div> </section> <section> <div class="section no-clk"> <div class="section-header no-clk"> <div class="section-title"> <h2 id="sh_herbs">Herbs and Supplements</h2> </div> <div class="section-button"> <button title="Expand/Collapse section" role="button" aria-controls="section2" type="submit"> <span class="icon icon-section-action"></span> </button> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="sm-live-area hide-offscreen"></div> </div> <div id="section2" class="section-body"> <p>Browse dietary supplements and herbal remedies to learn about their effectiveness, usual dosage, and drug interactions.</p> <div class="bluearea azjump no-clk"> <a class="blue-label alphalink" href="druginfo/herb_All.html">All herbs and supplements</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section> <div id="drug-herb-img" class="sec-mb side-section"> <div class="section-header hide-offscreen"> <h2>Drug</h2> </div> <div class="section-body no-header"> <img alt="Photographs of pills, herbs and bottles" src="//medlineplus.gov/images/drugs_supps_en.png"/> </div> </div> </section> <section> <div id="drug-herb-mtp" class="sec-mb section"> <div class="section-header"> <div class="section-title"> <h2>Related Topics</h2> </div> <div class="section-button"> <button title="Expand/Collapse section" role="button" aria-controls="section3" type="submit"> <span class="icon icon-section-action"></span> </button> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="sm-live-area hide-offscreen"></div> </div> <div id="section3" class="section-body" name="Related Topics"> <ul id="related"> <li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/hivaidsmedicines.html">HIV/AIDS Medicines</a></li> <li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/antibiotics.html">Antibiotics</a></li> <li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/antidepressants.html">Antidepressants</a></li> <li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/bloodpressuremedicines.html">Blood Pressure Medicines</a></li> <li><a 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