Indications A-Z

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Indications starting with 'L'

Indication	Treatments
LA - Local anaesthetic block of iliohypogastric nerve	Levobupivacaine : Ilioinguinal / Iliohypogastric blocks – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)
Labyrinthine disorder	Cinnarizine : Vestibular disorders, Meniere's disease – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Cinnarizine : Vestibular disorders, Meniere's disease – only children (1 year - 12 years old) Meclozine : Vertigo associated with diseases affecting the vestibular system – only adults (18 years old or older)
Laceration of skin	Dexpanthenol : Superficial skin lesion, skin inflammation
LAL (Lysosomal acid lipase) deficiency	Sebelipase alfa : Lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) deficiency – only newborns (0 - 40 days old) , infants (40 days - 1 year old) Sebelipase alfa : Lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) deficiency – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Landry-Guillain-Barré syndrome	Immunoglobulins, normal human, IV : Guillain Barré syndrome – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Latent syphilis	Tetracycline : Syphilis of more than one year's duration – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Leber's optic atrophy	Idebenone : Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Vitamin B12 : Tobacco amblyopia, Leber's optic atrophy – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Left heart failure	Isosorbide dinitrate : Unresponsive left ventricular failure – only adults (18 years old or older)
Left ventricular ejection fraction decreased	Carvedilol : Left ventricular dysfunction following myocardial infarction – only adults (18 years old or older)
Left ventricular systolic dysfunction	Carvedilol : Left ventricular dysfunction following myocardial infarction – only adults (18 years old or older) Eplerenone : Left ventricular dysfunction (LVEF ≤40%) – only adults (18 years old or older)
Legionella pneumonia	Rifampicin : Legionnaires disease – only adults (18 years old or older)
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome	Cannabidiol : Seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome or Dravet syndrome – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Rufinamide : Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Rufinamide : Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) – only children (1 year - 12 years old) Topiramate : Partial seizures, primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) Topiramate : Partial seizures, primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome – only adults (18 years old or older)
Leprosy	Rifampicin : Leprosy – only adults (18 years old or older)
Leptospirosis	Benzylpenicillin : Leptospirosis – only newborns (0 - 40 days old) Benzylpenicillin : Leptospirosis – only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) Benzylpenicillin : Leptospirosis – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Doxycycline : Leptospirosis – only children (1 year - 12 years old) Doxycycline : Leptospirosis – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Leucine-induced hypoglycemia	Diazoxide : Leucine-sensitive hypoglycaemia – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)
Leukaemia	Thiotepa : Leukemia – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) Thiotepa : Leukemia – only adults (18 years old or older)
LH - luteinising hormone deficiency	Lutropin alfa : Stimulation of follicular development in severe Luteinising Hormone (LH) deficiency – women, only adults (18 - 65 years old)
Lichen planus	Betamethasone : Lichen simplex chronicus, lichen planus – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Fluocinonide : Lichen planus – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Lichen simplex chronicus	Betamethasone : Lichen simplex chronicus, lichen planus – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Dexamethasone : Lichen simplex – only adults (18 years old or older)
Liposarcoma	Eribulin mesylate : Liposarcoma – only adults (18 - 65 years old)
Listeriosis	Benzylpenicillin : Listeriosis – only newborns (0 - 40 days old) Benzylpenicillin : Listeriosis – only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) Benzylpenicillin : Listeriosis – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Liver disease due to cystic fibrosis	Ursodeoxycholic acid : Hepatobiliary disorder associated with cystic fibrosis – only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)
Liver transplant rejection	Tacrolimus : Prophylaxis of transplant rejection in liver allograft recipients – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) Tacrolimus : Prophylaxis of transplant rejection in liver allograft recipients – only adults (18 years old or older)
Local anaesthesia	Bupivacaine : Local anaesthesia – only children (1 year - 12 years old) Bupivacaine : Local anaesthesia – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Levobupivacaine : Local anaesthesia – only adults (18 years old or older)
Local anaesthetic thoracic epidural block	Bupivacaine : Thoracic epidural anaesthesia – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Local anesthetic axillary compartment block	Chloroprocaine : Axillary block – only adults (18 - 65 years old)
Local anesthetic block of ilioinguinal nerve	Levobupivacaine : Ilioinguinal / Iliohypogastric blocks – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)
Local anesthetic dental infiltration	Mepivacaine : Local and loco-regional anaesthesia in dental surgery – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) Mepivacaine : Local and loco-regional anaesthesia in dental surgery – only adults (18 - 65 years old)
Localisation-related epilepsy	Vigabatrin : Resistant partial epilepsy (focal onset seizures) – only adults (18 years old or older) Vigabatrin : Resistant partial epilepsy (focal onset seizures) – only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old)
Loss of appetite	Itopride : Functional, non-ulcer dyspepsia, bloating, gastric fullness, discomfort to pain in epigastrium, anorexia, heartburn, nausea – only adults (18 years old or older)
Louse-borne relapsing fever	Doxycycline : Louse and tick-borne relapsing fevers – only adults (18 years old or older)
Low back pain	Acemetacin : Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, pain, inflammation – only adults (18 - 65 years old) Diethylamine salicylate : Lumbago, fibrositis, sciatica, bruises, strains – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Flurbiprofen : Rheumatoid disease, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, musculoskeletal disorders, periarthritis, frozen shoulder, bursitis – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Indometacin : Low back pain – only adults (18 years old or older) Ketoprofen : Arthritis, musculoskeletal syndromes, dysmenorrhea – only adults (18 years old or older)
Low grade glioma of brain	Tovorafenib : Pediatric low-grade glioma harboring a BRAF fusion or rearrangement, or BRAF V600 mutation – only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)
Low oxygen saturation	Oxygen : Oxygen saturation below reference range
Lumbar epidural block	Bupivacaine : Lumbar epidural anaesthesia – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Lung disease with systemic sclerosis	Nintedanib : Systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease – only adults (18 years old or older)
Lupus erythematosus	Chloroquine : Lupus erythematosus – only adults (18 years old or older)
Luteal phase defect	Progesterone : Infertility due to inadequate luteal phase – women, only adults (18 - 65 years old)
Lyme disease	Amoxicillin : Lyme disease – only newborns (0 - 40 days old) , infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) Amoxicillin : Lyme disease – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Benzylpenicillin : Lyme disease – only newborns (0 - 40 days old) Benzylpenicillin : Lyme disease – only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) Benzylpenicillin : Lyme disease – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Cefotaxime : Lyme borreliosis – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Cefuroxime : Lyme disease – only newborns (0 - 40 days old) , infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) Cefuroxime : Lyme disease – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Lymphatic leukaemia	Prednisolone : Lymphoid leukemia – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

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