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class="section-header no-clk"> <div class="section-title"> <h2 id="sh_drugs">Medicinas</h2> </div> <div class="section-button"> <button title="Expand/Collapse section" role="button" aria-controls="section1" 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="section1" class="section-body"> Aprenda sobre sus medicamentos de receta y de venta libre incluyendo efectos secundarios, dosis, precauciones especiales y mucho m谩s. <nav role="navigation"> <div class="alphanav section azlanding"> <div class="section-header no-clk"> <div class="section-title"> <h2>Busque por marca o nombre gen茅rico</h2> </div> <div class="section-button"> <button title="Expand/Collapse section" role="button" aria-controls="section1" type="submit"> <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 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