Are these words the name of a Roman Emperor or the name of a prescription drug? Or both? The drugs may be a trade name or generic name. The Emperors' names are the names they are most commonly known by. Choose Emperor, Drug, or Both.
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1. Absorica
Absorica treats severe nodular acne.
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2. Aemilian
Aemilian was Roman emperor for three months in 253 CE.
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3. Anatuss
Anatuss treats temporary cough or congestion.
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4. Antilirium
Also called Physostigmine, it is administered via IV in a hospital to reverse the effects of overdose.
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5. Anusol
Anusol is used to treat hemorrhoids.
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6. Austedo
Austedo is used to treat Huntington's disease (HD) chorea or tardive dyskinesia (TD).
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7. Aviane
Aviane is an oral contraceptive.
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8. Avitus
Avitus was a Gallic Senator who rose to rule the Roman Empire from July 455 to October 456.
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9. Caracalla
Caracalla was the nickname of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, ruling from 198 to 217 AD.
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10. Carinas
Marcus Aurelius Carinus was Roman Emperor from 283 until his death in 285.
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11. Elagabalus
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Sextus Varius Avitus Bassianus), better known by his posthumous nickname Elagabalus, was Roman emperor from 218 to 222, while he was still a teenager.
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12. Fastin
Also known as phentermine, it is used for weight loss.
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13. Forfivo
Forfivo is an antidepresant
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14. Galba
Galba ruled the Roman Empire for 7 months from June 8 68 AD to January 15 69 AD.
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15. Galerius
Galerius Valerius Maximianus was Roman emperor from 305 to 311 AD.
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16. Geta
Publius Septimius Geta was Roman emperor with his father and older brother from 209 to 211 AD.
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17. Glycerius
Glycerius was Roman emperor of the West from 473 to 474 AD.
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18. Halcion
Also called Triazolam, it treats insomnia.
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19. Halfan
Also called Halofantrine, it is used to treat malaria.
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20. Hemlibra
Hemlibra treats hemophilia.
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21. Licinius
Licinius reigned from 308 to 324 CE.
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22. Nerva
Marcus Cocceius Nerva ruled from 96 to 98 CE.
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23. Olybrius
Olybrius was Emperor for 8 months in 472 CE.
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24. Otho
Otho ruled for 3 months in 69 CE.
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25. Pegasys
Pegasys is used to treat chronic hepatitus B and C.
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26. Pertinax
Pertinax was emperor for 3 months in 193 CE.
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27. Proferdex
Proferdex treats anemia
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28. Prolia
Prolia treats osteoporosis
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29. Pupienus
Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus was co-emperor for 99 days in 238 CE, the year of 6 emperors.
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30. Spravato
Spravato is a nasal spray that treats depression.
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31. Tessalon
Tessalon, also called benzonatate, supresses cough from the common cold or flu.
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32. Valens
Valens was Roman emperor from 364 to 378 CE.
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33. Vetranio
Vetranio was a military leader who used is power to have himself declared emperor in 350 CE. His reign lasted 3 months.