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  Aciclovir (Zovirax)

  Aciclovir (or acyclovir) is an antiviral medicine. It treats a range of infections caused by herpes viruses, including: cold sores...

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  Acrivastine

  Acrivastine is an antihistamine medicine that helps the symptoms of allergies. It helps to treat: symptoms from hay fever conjunctivitis...

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  Adalimumab

  How to say adalimumab: AH-dah-lee-mu-mab. Adalimumab is a biological medicine. This means it's made from proteins or other substances produced...

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  Alendronic acid

  Alendronic acid is a medicine used to treat osteoporosis. This condition weakens your bones and makes them more likely to...

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  Allopurinol

  Allopurinol is a medicine used to lower levels of uric acid in your blood. If you produce too much uric...

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  Alogliptin

  Alogliptin is a medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the body does...

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  Amitriptyline for depression

  Amitriptyline is an antidepressant medicine. It's used to treat low mood and depression. It works by increasing levels of a...

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  Amitriptyline for pain and migraine

  Find out how amitriptyline treats pain and prevents migraine and how to take it. About amitriptyline for pain and migraine...

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  Amlodipine

  Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). If you have high blood pressure, taking...

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  Amoxicillin

  Amoxicillin is a type of penicillin antibiotic. It's used to treat bacterial infections, such as chest infections (including pneumonia) and...

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  Anastrozole

  Anastrozole is a medicine that works by lowering the level of oestrogen (a hormone) in your body. It's mainly prescribed...

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  Antacids

  Antacids are medicines that counteract (neutralise) the acid in your stomach to relieve indigestion and heartburn. They come as a...

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  Antibiotics

  Antibiotics are used to treat or prevent some types of bacterial infection. They work by killing bacteria or preventing them...

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  Anticoagulant medicines

  Anticoagulants are medicines that help prevent blood clots. They're given to people at a high risk of getting clots, to...

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  Antidepressants

  Antidepressants are medicines that help mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. They can cause side effects and affect...

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  Antifungal medicines

  Antifungal medicines are used to treat fungal infections, which most commonly affect your skin, hair and nails. You can get...

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  Antihistamines

  Antihistamines are medicines often used to relieve symptoms of allergies, such as hay fever, hives, conjunctivitis and reactions to insect...

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  Apixaban

  Apixaban is a type of medicine known as an anticoagulant. It makes your blood flow through your veins more easily,...

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  Aripiprazole

  Aripiprazole is a medicine that helps with mental health conditions such as: schizophrenia, where you may see, hear or feel...

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  Aspirin for pain relief

  Aspirin is an everyday painkiller for aches and pains such as headache, toothache and period pain. It can also be...

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  Atenolol

  Atenolol is a beta blocker medicine, used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and irregular heartbeats (arrhythmia). If you have...

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  Atorvastatin

  Atorvastatin belongs to a group of medicines called statins. It is used to lower cholesterol if you've been diagnosed with...

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  Azathioprine

  Azathioprine is a type of medicine called an immunosuppressant. Immunosuppressants help to calm or control your body's immune system. This...

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  Azithromycin

  Azithromycin is an antibiotic medicine. It's used to treat infections including: chest infections such as pneumonia ear, nose and throat...

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  Baclofen

  Baclofen is a muscle relaxant. It's used to relieve muscle spasms, cramping or tightness caused by conditions such as: cerebral...

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  Beclometasone inhalers

  Beclometasone is a type of medicine known as a steroid (also called a corticosteroid). It's mainly used for asthma, but...

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  Beclometasone nasal spray

  Beclometasone nasal (nose) spray is used to treat cold-like symptoms caused by allergic rhinitis. This is swelling (inflammation) of the...

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  Beclometasone skin cream

  Find out how beclometasone skin cream treats itching, swollen and irritated skin, and how to use it. About beclometasone skin...

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  Bendroflumethiazide

  Bendroflumethiazide is a type of medicine called a diuretic. It's used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and build-up of...

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  Benzoyl peroxide

  Benzoyl peroxide is used to treat acne. It works as an antiseptic to reduce the number of germs (bacteria) on...

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  Benzydamine

  Benzydamine is an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) that reduces pain and swelling (inflammation). It's used to treat mouth ulcers, sore...

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  Beta blockers

  Beta blockers work mainly by slowing down the heart. They do this by blocking the action of hormones like adrenaline....

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  Betahistine

  Betahistine is a medicine used to treat the symptoms of Ménière's disease. These symptoms include: feeling dizzy and a spinning...

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  Betamethasone for eyes, ears and nose

  Find out how betamethasone for eyes, ears and nose treats allergies and inflammation, and how to use it. About betamethasone...

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  Betamethasone for skin

  Find out how betamethasone for skin treats skin conditions such as eczema, contact dermatitis and psoriasis, and how to use...

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  Bimatoprost (Lumigan)

  Bimatoprost is a prostamide medicine that treats high pressure inside the eye (ocular hypertension) and glaucoma. High pressure can happen...

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  Bisacodyl

  Bisacodyl is a laxative. This type of medicine can help you empty your bowels if you have difficulty pooing (constipation)....

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  Bisoprolol

  Bisoprolol is a beta blocker medicine used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and heart failure. If you have high...

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  Brinzolamide

  Brinzolamide is a medicine that treats high pressure inside the eye (ocular hypertension) and glaucoma. High pressure can happen when...

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  Budesonide inhalers

  Budesonide inhalers are a steroid medicine that's used for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Steroids (also known as...

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  Budesonide nasal spray

  Budesonide nasal (nose) spray is used to treat cold-like symptoms caused by allergic rhinitis. This is swelling (inflammation) of the...

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  Budesonide rectal foam and enemas

  Budesonide rectal foam and enemas are used to treat ulcerative colitis. These medicines are inserted into your bottom (rectum). Ulcerative...

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  Bumetanide

  Bumetanide is a type of medicine called a diuretic. It's used to treat heart failure and the build up of...

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  Buprenorphine for pain

  Buprenorphine is a strong opioid medicine. It's mainly used to treat moderate to severe pain, for example during or after...

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  Buscopan (hyoscine butylbromide)

  Find out how Buscopan treats stomach cramps, irritable bowel syndrome and period pain and how to take it. About Buscopan...

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  Calcipotriol

  Calcipotriol is used to treat plaque psoriasis, a skin problem where your body produces too many skin cells, causing patches...

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  Candesartan

  Candesartan is a medicine widely used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and heart failure. It helps to prevent future...

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  Carbamazepine

  Carbamazepine is a medicine used to treat epilepsy. It can also be taken for nerve pain caused by diabetes (peripheral...

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  Carbimazole

  Carbimazole is a medicine used to treat an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism). This is when your thyroid gland makes too much...

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  Carbocisteine

  Carbocisteine is a type of medicine called a mucolytic. A mucolytic helps you cough up phlegm (also called mucus or...

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  Carmellose sodium eye drops

  Find out how carmellose sodium eye drops treat dry eyes and how to use them. About carmellose sodium eye drops...

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  Carvedilol

  Carvedilol is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and help prevent: heart disease heart attacks strokes It can also...

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  Cefalexin

  Cefalexin is an antibiotic. It belongs to a group of antibiotics called cephalosporins. It's used to treat bacterial infections, such...

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  Cetirizine

  Cetirizine is an antihistamine medicine that helps the symptoms of allergies. It's used to treat: hay fever conjunctivitis (red, itchy...

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  Chloramphenicol

  Chloramphenicol is an antibiotic medicine. It's mainly used to treat eye infections (such as conjunctivitis) and sometimes ear infections. Chloramphenicol...

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  Chlorhexidine

  Chlorhexidine is an antiseptic and disinfectant. It helps reduce the number of germs (bacteria) in your mouth or on your...

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  Chlorphenamine (Piriton)

  Find out how chlorphenamine treats symptoms of allergies and how to take it. About chlorphenamine Who can and cannot take...

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  Cinnarizine

  Cinnarizine is an antihistamine that stops you feeling or being sick (nausea or vomiting). It works by blocking the effects...

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  Ciprofloxacin

  Ciprofloxacin is an antibiotic. It belongs to a group of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones. It works by killing the bacteria that...

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  Citalopram

  Citalopram is a type of antidepressant known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). It's often used to treat low...

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  Clarithromycin

  Clarithromycin is an antibiotic. It's used to treat chest infections such as pneumonia, skin problems such as cellulitis, and ear...

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  Clobetasol

  Clobetasol is a steroid medicine that's used on the skin to treat swelling, itching and irritation. Although it is a...

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  Clobetasone

  Clobetasone (also known as clobetasone butyrate) is a steroid medicine used on the skin to treat swelling, itching and irritation....

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  Clonazepam

  Clonazepam belongs to a group of medicines called benzodiazepines. It's used to control seizures or fits due to epilepsy, involuntary...

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  Clonidine

  Clonidine is a type of medicine called a vasodilator. Clonidine has many uses. It's mainly used to: prevent migraine or...

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  Clopidogrel

  Clopidogrel is an antiplatelet medicine. It prevents platelets (a type of blood cell) from sticking together and forming a dangerous...

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  Clotrimazole cream, spray and solution

  Find out how clotrimazole cream, spray and solution treats fungal infections and how to use it. About clotrimazole cream, spray...

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  Clotrimazole for thrush (Canesten)

  Clotrimazole is an antifungal medicine. It's used to treat yeast infections, including thrush in men and women, although thrush is...

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  Co-amoxiclav

  Co-amoxiclav is an antibiotic used for bacterial infections. It contains amoxicillin (an antibiotic from the penicillin group of medicines) mixed...

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  Co-beneldopa

  Co-beneldopa is used to treat the main symptoms of Parkinson's disease. It can help with shaking (tremors), slowness and stiffness....

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  Co-careldopa

  Co-careldopa is used to treat the main symptoms of Parkinson's disease. It can help with shaking (tremors), slowness and stiffness....

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  Co-codamol for adults

  Co-codamol is a mixture of 2 different painkillers – paracetamol and codeine. It's used to treat aches and pains including...

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  Co-codamol for children

  Co-codamol is a mixture of 2 different painkillers – paracetamol and codeine. It's used to treat aches and pains including...

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  Co-dydramol

  Co-dydramol is a mixture of 2 different painkillers: paracetamol and dihydrocodeine. Dihydrocodeine belongs to a group of medicines called opiates....

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  Codeine

  Codeine is a painkiller that is part of a group of medicines called opiates. It's used to treat pain, for...

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  Colchicine

  Colchicine is a medicine for treating inflammation and pain. It works by reducing the inflammation caused by the crystals of...

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  Colecalciferol

  Colecalciferol is a form of vitamin D. It helps your body to take in more calcium and phosphorus from the...

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  Contraceptive injections (medroxyprogesterone)

  Find out how medroxyprogesterone injections are used for contraception and how you have them. About medroxyprogesterone contraceptive injections Who can...

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  Cyanocobalamin

  Cyanocobalamin is a manufactured version of vitamin B12. It's used to treat and prevent vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia (when you...

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  Cyclizine

  Cyclizine is an anti-sickness medicine. It's an antihistamine that is used to help stop you feeling or being sick (nausea...

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  Dapagliflozin

  Dapagliflozin is mainly used to treat type 2 diabetes. It can also be used to treat heart failure and chronic...

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  Decongestants

  Decongestants are a type of medicine that can provide short-term relief for a blocked or stuffy nose (nasal congestion). They...

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  Dexamethasone eye drops

  Dexamethasone eye drops are a type of medicine called a steroid (corticosteroid). Steroids are copies of a hormone your body...

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  Dexamethasone tablets and liquid

  Dexamethasone is a type of medicine called a steroid (or corticosteroid). Steroids are copies of a hormone your body makes...

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  Diazepam

  Diazepam belongs to a group of medicines called benzodiazepines. It's used to treat anxiety, muscle spasms and seizures or fits....

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  Diclofenac

  Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) medicine that reduces swelling (inflammation) and pain. It's used to treat aches and...

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  Digoxin

  Digoxin is a type of medicine called a cardiac glycoside. It's used to control some heart problems, such as irregular...

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  Dihydrocodeine

  Dihydrocodeine is an opioid painkiller. It's used to treat moderate to severe pain, such as after an operation or a...

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  Diltiazem

  Diltiazem is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure. If you have high blood pressure, taking diltiazem helps to...

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  Diphenhydramine

  Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine medicine that relieves the symptoms of allergies. It's known as a drowsy (sedating) antihistamine and is...

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  Dipyridamole

  Dipyridamole is an antiplatelet medicine. It prevents a type of blood cell (platelets) sticking together and forming a dangerous blood...

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  Docusate

  Docusate is a type of medicine called a laxative. It helps to soften your poo and makes it easier for...

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  Domperidone

  Domperidone is an anti-sickness medicine. It helps you to stop feeling or being sick (nausea or vomiting). It works by...

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  Donepezil

  Donepezil is a medicine that helps with some types of dementia. It does not cure dementia. However, it treats some...

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  Doxazosin

  Doxazosin belongs to a group of medicines called alpha blockers. It's used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and symptoms...

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  Doxycycline

  Doxycycline is an antibiotic medicine used to treat or prevent certain infections. It's only available with a prescription. Doxycycline is...

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  Duloxetine

  Duloxetine is a type of antidepressant medicine known as a serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). SNRIs are thought to work by...

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  Edoxaban

  Edoxaban is a type of medicine known as an anticoagulant. It makes your blood flow through your veins more easily....

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  Empagliflozin

  Empagliflozin is a medicine that's mainly used to treat type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the...

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  Enalapril

  Enalapril is a medicine used to reduce high blood pressure and to prevent or treat heart failure. If you have...

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  Eplerenone

  Eplerenone is usually taken for heart failure. It helps to keep your symptoms of heart failure under control and reduce...

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  Erythromycin

  Erythromycin is an antibiotic. It's widely used to treat chest infections, such as pneumonia, skin conditions, such as acne and...

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  Escitalopram

  Escitalopram is a type of antidepressant known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). It's often used to treat depression...

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  Esomeprazole

  Esomeprazole reduces the amount of acid your stomach makes. It's widely used to: treat indigestion, heartburn and acid reflux, and...

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  Ezetimibe

  Ezetimibe is a type of medicine used to lower cholesterol. Cholesterol is a fatty substance in your blood that can...

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  Felodipine

  Felodipine is a calcium channel blocker used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). If you have high blood pressure, it...

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  Fentanyl

  Fentanyl is a strong opioid painkiller. It's used to treat severe pain, for example during or after an operation or...

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  Ferrous fumarate

  Ferrous fumarate is a type of iron that's used as a medicine to treat and prevent iron deficiency anaemia. Iron...

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  Ferrous sulfate

  Ferrous sulfate (or sulphate) is a type of iron that's used as a medicine to treat and prevent iron deficiency...

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  Fexofenadine

  Fexofenadine is an antihistamine medicine that relieves the symptoms of allergies. It's used for: hay fever conjunctivitis (red, itchy eyes)...

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  Finasteride

  Finasteride is used to treat an enlarged prostate (benign prostate enlargement). It can help ease your symptoms if: it's difficult...

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  Flucloxacillin

  Flucloxacillin is a type of penicillin antibiotic. It's used to treat a variety of infections including: skin and wound infections...

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  Fluconazole

  Fluconazole is an antifungal medicine. It's used to treat infections caused by different kinds of fungus. It can also be...

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  Fluoxetine (Prozac)

  Brand name: Prozac. Find out how fluoxetine treats mental health conditions including depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and bulimia, and...

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  Fluticasone inhalers

  Find out how inhaled fluticasone treats asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and how to take it. About inhaled...

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  Fluticasone nasal spray and drops

  Fluticasone nasal (nose) spray is a steroid medicine used to prevent and treat symptoms of allergic rhinitis and hay fever,...

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  Fluticasone skin creams

  Fluticasone is a type of medicine known as a steroid (also called a corticosteroid). This is not the same as...

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  Folic acid

  Folic acid is the synthetic version of the vitamin folate, also known as vitamin B9. Folate helps the body make...

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  Furosemide

  Furosemide is a type of medicine called a diuretic. It's used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), heart failure and...

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  Fusidic acid

  Fusidic acid is also sometimes known as sodium fusidate. Fusidic acid is an antibiotic. It works by stopping bacteria from...

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  Fybogel (ispaghula husk)

  Ispaghula husk is a laxative taken to treat constipation (difficulty pooing). It's usually known by the brand name Fybogel. Other...

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  Gabapentin

  Gabapentin is used to treat epilepsy. It's also taken for nerve pain, which can be caused by different conditions, including...

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  Gaviscon

  Gaviscon can be used to treat heartburn (acid reflux) and indigestion. It works by forming a protective layer on top...

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  Gliclazide

  Gliclazide is used to treat type 2 diabetes. It's a medicine known as a sulfonylurea. Sulfonylureas increase the amount of...

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  Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN)

  Glyceryl trinitrate, or GTN, is a type of medicine called a nitrate. It's used to prevent and treat chest pain...

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  Haloperidol

  Haloperidol is a medicine that helps with mental health conditions such as: confusion and aggression at the end of life...

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  Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

  Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a treatment used to help menopause symptoms. It replaces the hormones oestrogen and progesterone, which...

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  Hydrocortisone

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  Hydrocortisone buccal tablets

  Hydrocortisone is a type of medicine known as a steroid (also called a corticosteroid). Corticosteroids are not the same as...

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  Hydrocortisone for piles and itchy bottom

  Hydrocortisone is used in some medicines to treat: piles (haemorrhoids) inside or around your bottom (anus) itchy bottom These treatments...

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  Hydrocortisone for skin

  Hydrocortisone is a steroid medicine used to treat eczema, insect bites and other skin conditions. You can buy most types...

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  Hydrocortisone injections

  Hydrocortisone injections, also called corticosteroid injections, are used to treat swollen or painful joints, or muscle pain. You may get...

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  Hydrocortisone rectal foam

  Hydrocortisone rectal foams have been discontinued by the manufacturer. For information about other prescription medicines for ulcerative colitis and similar...

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  Hydrocortisone tablets

  Hydrocortisone tablets are a type of medicine known as a steroid (corticosteroid). Corticosteroids are not the same as anabolic steroids....

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  Hydroxocobalamin

  Hydroxocobalamin is a manufactured version of the vitamin B12. It's used to treat and prevent vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia, where...

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  Hydroxychloroquine

  Hydroxychloroquine is a type of medicine called a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD). It works by blocking the effects of the...

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  Hyoscine hydrobromide (Kwells and Joy-Rides)

  Hyoscine hydrobromide is a travel sickness (motion sickness) medicine that belongs to a group of medicines called anticholinergics or antimuscarinics....

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  Ibuprofen and codeine

  Find out how combined ibuprofen and codeine treats aches and pains and how to take it. About ibuprofen and codeine...

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  Ibuprofen for adults (Nurofen)

  Ibuprofen is a painkiller that helps relieve pain and reduce swelling (inflammation). You can buy most types from shops and...

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  Ibuprofen for children

  Ibuprofen is a common painkiller for children. It's often used to treat symptoms of conditions such as colds, flu and...

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  Indapamide

  Indapamide is a type of medicine called a diuretic. Diuretics are sometimes called "water tablets" because they make you pee...

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  Insulin

  Find information about types of insulin and how to take insulin to treat type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and...

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  Irbesartan

  Irbesartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) medicine widely used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). It relaxes and widens...

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  Isosorbide mononitrate and isosorbide dinitrate

  Find out how isosorbide mononitrate and isosorbide dinitrate prevent angina symptoms and treat heart failure, and how to take them....

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  Isotretinoin capsules (Roaccutane)

  Isotretinoin capsules are a treatment for severe acne (spots). This medicine can have serious side effects, including side effects that...

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  Ketoconazole

  Ketoconazole is an antifungal medicine. It's used to treat skin infections caused by a fungus (yeast). It can also prevent...

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  Lactulose

  Lactulose is a laxative taken to treat constipation (difficulty pooing). It's also taken to help a condition caused by severe...

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  Lamotrigine

  Lamotrigine is a medicine used to treat epilepsy. It can also help prevent low mood (depression) in adults with bipolar...

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  Lansoprazole

  About lansoprazole Key facts Who can and cannot take lansoprazole How and when to take lansoprazole Side effects How to...

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  Latanoprost

  Latanoprost is a prostaglandin analogue medicine that treats high pressure inside the eye and helps treat glaucoma. High pressure is...

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  Laxatives

  Laxatives are a type of medicine that can treat constipation. They're often used if lifestyle changes, such as increasing the...

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  Lercanidipine

  Lercanidipine is a calcium channel blocker medicine used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). If you have high blood pressure,...

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  Letrozole

  Letrozole is a medicine used to treat breast cancer and help to prevent breast cancer coming back. It's mainly prescribed...

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  Levetiracetam

  Levetiracetam is a medicine used to treat epilepsy. Seizures are bursts of electrical activity in the brain that temporarily affect...

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  Levothyroxine

  About levothyroxine Key facts Who can and cannot take levothyroxine How and when to take levothyroxine Side effects Pregnancy and...

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  Lidocaine skin cream

  Lidocaine is a local anaesthetic. Using the skin cream makes your skin numb. It works by stopping nerves from sending...

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  Linagliptin

  Linagliptin is a medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the body does...

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  Lisinopril

  Lisinopril is a medicine to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and heart failure. It's also prescribed after a heart attack...

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  Lithium

  Lithium is a type of medicine known as a mood stabiliser. It's used to treat mood disorders such as: mania...

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  Loperamide (Imodium)

  Loperamide is a medicine to treat diarrhoea (runny poo). It can help with short-term diarrhoea or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)....

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  Loratadine (Clarityn)

  Loratadine is an antihistamine medicine that helps to relieve the symptoms of allergies. It can be used for: hay fever...

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  Lorazepam

  Lorazepam belongs to a group of medicines called benzodiazepines. It's used to treat anxiety and sleeping problems that are related...

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  Losartan

  Losartan is a medicine called angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). It's widely used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and heart...

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  Low-dose aspirin

  Low-dose aspirin helps to prevent heart attacks and strokes in people who are at high risk of them. Aspirin is...

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  Lymecycline

  Lymecycline is an antibiotic. It's used mainly for spots (acne). It's also used to treat infections such as: chest and...

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  Macrogol

  Macrogol (or macrogols) is a laxative taken to treat constipation (difficulty pooing). You can also use it to help clear...

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  Mebendazole

  Mebendazole is a type of medicine for treating worms. It's used mainly for infections of the gut such as threadworms...

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  Mebeverine

  Mebeverine (sometimes called mebeverine hydrochloride) is a type of medicine known as an antispasmodic. It helps with muscle spasms. It...

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  Medical cannabis (and cannabis oils)

  "Medical cannabis" is a broad term for any sort of cannabis-based medicine used to relieve symptoms. Many cannabis-based products are...

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  Medroxyprogesterone tablets

  Medroxyprogesterone (also known as medroxyprogesterone acetate) is a type of medicine called a progestogen. Progestogens are similar to a natural...

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  Melatonin

  Melatonin is a hormone that occurs naturally in your body. At night, your levels of melatonin rise, before returning to...

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  Memantine

  Memantine is a medicine for dementia. It is used to treat memory loss which is one of the main symptoms...

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  Mesalazine

  Mesalazine is used to treat ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and other types of inflammatory bowel disease. Mesalazine works by helping...

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  Metformin

  Metformin is a medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes. It's also used to help prevent type...

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  Methadone

  Methadone is an opioid medicine. Other opioids include codeine, morphine, fentanyl and oxycodone. Methadone is one of the medicines that...

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  Methotrexate

  Methotrexate is a type of medicine called an immunosuppressant. It slows down your body's immune system and helps reduce swelling...

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  Methylphenidate for adults

  Find out how methylphenidate treats attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults, and how to take it. About methylphenidate for...

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  Methylphenidate for children

  Find out how methylphenidate for children treats attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and how to take it. About methylphenidate for...

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  Metoclopramide

  Metoclopramide is an anti-sickness medicine (known as an antiemetic). It's used to help stop you feeling or being sick (nausea...

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  Metoprolol

  Metoprolol belongs to a group of medicines called beta blockers. It's used to: treat high blood pressure (hypertension) treat conditions...

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  Metronidazole

  Metronidazole is an antibiotic. It's used to treat skin infections, rosacea and mouth infections, including infected gums and dental abscesses....

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  Mirabegron

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  Mirtazapine

  Mirtazapine is an antidepressant medicine. It's used to treat depression and sometimes obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety. It works...

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  Mometasone for skin

  Mometasone is used to treat the itching, swollen and irritated skin you may get if you have eczema (different types,...

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  Mometasone inhalers

  Find out how mometasone inhalers treat asthma and how to use them. About mometasone inhalers Who can and cannot use...

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  Mometasone nasal spray

  Mometasone nasal (nose) spray is used to treat cold-like symptoms caused by allergic rhinitis. This is swelling (inflammation) of the...

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  Montelukast

  Montelukast is used to prevent the symptoms of asthma. It's usually prescribed when asthma is mild and can stop it...

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  Morphine

  Morphine is a strong painkiller. It's used to treat severe pain, for example after an operation or a serious injury,...

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  Naproxen

  Naproxen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It reduces swelling (inflammation) and pain in joints and muscles. It's used to...

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  Nefopam

  Nefopam is a painkiller. It treats moderate pain, for example after an operation or a serious injury, dental pain, joint...

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  Nicorandil

  Nicorandil is a medicine used to treat and reduce chest pain caused by angina. It works by relaxing and widening...

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  Nifedipine

  Nifedipine is a calcium channel blocker medicine used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). If you have high blood pressure,...

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  Nitrofurantoin

  Nitrofurantoin is an antibiotic. It's used to treat and prevent lower urinary tract infections (UTIs), such as cystitis. When you...

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  Nortriptyline

  Nortriptyline is an antidepressant medicine that's used to treat depression, but can also be used to treat nerve pain. It's...

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  NSAIDs

  Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are medicines that are widely used to relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and bring down a high...

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  Nystatin

  Nystatin is an antifungal medicine. It's used to treat or prevent infections caused by a fungus or yeast. These include:...

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  Olanzapine

  Olanzapine is a medicine that helps to manage symptoms of mental health conditions such as: seeing, hearing, feeling or believing...

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  Omeprazole

  Omeprazole is a medicine that reduces the amount of acid in your stomach. It's used to treat conditions such as...

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  Oxybutynin

  Oxybutynin is a medicine used to treat symptoms of an overactive bladder. These can include: a sudden and urgent need...

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  Oxycodone

  Oxycodone is an opioid painkiller. It's used to treat severe pain, for example after an operation or a serious injury,...

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  Pantoprazole

  Pantoprazole is a medicine that reduces the amount of acid your stomach makes. It's used for heartburn, acid reflux and...

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  Paracetamol for adults

  Paracetamol is a common painkiller used to treat aches and pain. It can also be used to reduce a high...

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  Paracetamol for children (Calpol)

  Paracetamol is a common painkiller for children that helps relieve pain and high temperature. You can buy most types from...

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  Paroxetine

  Paroxetine is a type of antidepressant known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). It's often used to treat depression,...

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  Peppermint oil

  Peppermint oil is a type of medicine called an antispasmodic. It helps relieve stomach cramps, bloating and farting (flatulence), particularly...

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  Pepto-Bismol (bismuth subsalicylate)

  Bismuth subsalicylate is the main ingredient in Pepto-Bismol. This medicine is used for heartburn and acid reflux, indigestion, diarrhoea and...

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  Perindopril

  Perindopril is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and heart failure. It's also prescribed after a heart...

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  Phenoxymethylpenicillin

  Phenoxymethylpenicillin is a type of penicillin antibiotic. It's used to treat bacterial infections, including ear, chest, throat and skin infections....

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  Pravastatin

  Pravastatin is used to lower cholesterol if you've been diagnosed with high blood cholesterol. It's also taken to prevent heart...

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  Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

  Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is used to reduce the risk of getting HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). PrEP works by stopping HIV...

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  Prednisolone tablets and liquid

  Brand names: Deltacortril, Deltastab, Dilacort, Pevanti. Find out how prednisolone treats health problems and how to take it. About prednisolone...

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  Pregabalin

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  Prochlorperazine

  Prochlorperazine is an anti-sickness medicine. It can help stop you feeling or being sick (nausea or vomiting). You can take...

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  Promethazine (Phenergan)

  Promethazine is an antihistamine medicine that relieves the symptoms of allergies. It's known as a drowsy (sedating) antihistamine. This means...

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  Propranolol

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  Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)

  Pseudoephedrine is a decongestant that helps you breathe more easily if your nose is stuffy or blocked (nasal congestion). This...

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  Quetiapine

  Quetiapine is a medicine that helps with mental health conditions such as: schizophrenia, where you may see, hear or feel...

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  Ramipril

  Ramipril is a medicine widely used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and heart failure. It's also prescribed after a...

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  Ranitidine

  Ranitidine is not currently available in the UK or globally. It has been discontinued as a precaution because it may...

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  Risperidone

  Risperidone is a medicine that helps the symptoms of mental health conditions such as: schizophrenia (where you may see, hear...

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  Rivaroxaban

  Rivaroxaban is a type of medicine known as an anticoagulant. It makes your blood flow through your veins more easily....

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  Ropinirole

  Ropinirole is a medicine used for conditions that affect the way you move. It's used to treat the symptoms of...

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  Rosuvastatin

  Rosuvastatin belongs to a group of medicines called statins. It works by working on the liver to stop it making...

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  Salbutamol inhalers

  Find out how salbutamol inhalers treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and how to use them. About salbutamol...

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  Senna

  Senna is a natural laxative made from the leaves and fruit of the senna plant. It's used to treat difficulty...

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  Sertraline

  Sertraline is an antidepressant medicine used to treat depression and other mental health conditions. It’s only available with a prescription....

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  Sildenafil (Viagra)

  Sildenafil is a medicine used to treat erection problems (erectile dysfunction). Sildenafil is also sometimes used to treat pulmonary hypertension...

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  Simeticone

  Simeticone (or simethicone) is a type of medicine called an antiflatulent. It's used to treat farting (flatulence), trapped wind and...

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  Simvastatin

  Simvastatin is used to lower cholesterol if you’ve been diagnosed with high blood cholesterol. It’s also taken to prevent heart...

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  Sitagliptin

  Sitagliptin is a medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the body does...

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  Sodium valproate

  Sodium valproate is used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder. It's occasionally used to prevent migraine headaches. This medicine is...

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  Solifenacin

  Solifenacin is a medicine used to treat symptoms of an overactive bladder. These can include: a sudden and urgent need...

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  Sotalol

  Sotalol belongs to a group of medicines called beta blockers. It slows down your heart rate and makes it easier...

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  Spironolactone

  Spironolactone is a type of medicine called a diuretic. These medicines are sometimes called "water tablets" because they make you...

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  Statins

  Statins are a group of medicines that can help lower the level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in the blood....

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  Steroids

  Steroids (also called corticosteroids) are medicines used to treat conditions that cause swelling (inflammation) in the body. Most steroids must...

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  Sulfasalazine

  Sulfasalazine is used to treat ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and other types of inflammatory bowel disease. It can also be...

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  Sumatriptan

  Sumatriptan is a medicine to treat migraines and cluster headaches. It does not prevent these conditions. It's not fully understood...

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  Tadalafil

  Tadalafil is a medicine used to treat erection problems (erectile dysfunction) and symptoms of an enlarged prostate (benign prostate enlargement)....

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  Tamsulosin

  Tamsulosin belongs to a group of medicines called alpha blockers. It's used to treat men with symptoms of an enlarged...

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  Terbinafine

  Terbinafine is an antifungal medicine. It's used to treat skin infections caused by a fungus (yeast), including: athlete's foot fungal...

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  Thiamine (vitamin B1)

  Find out how thiamine treats and prevents vitamin B1 deficiency and how to take it. About thiamine Who can and...

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  Ticagrelor

  Ticagrelor is an antiplatelet medicine. It prevents platelets (a type of blood cell) from sticking together and forming a dangerous...

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  Timolol eye drops

  Timolol eye drops belong to a group of medicines called beta blockers. They're used to treat glaucoma and high pressure...

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  Tiotropium inhalers

  Tiotropium inhalers are used to prevent symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and sometimes asthma, such as coughing, wheezing...

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  Tolterodine

  Tolterodine is a medicine used to treat symptoms of an overactive bladder. These can include: a sudden and urgent need...

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  Topiramate

  Topiramate is a medicine used to treat epilepsy. These are also called anti-epileptic medicines. It can also be taken to...

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  Tramadol

  Tramadol is a strong painkiller from a group of medicines called opiates, or narcotics. It's used to treat moderate to...

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  Tranexamic acid

  Tranexamic acid (sometimes shortened to TXA) is a medicine that controls bleeding. It helps your blood to clot and is...

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  Trastuzumab (Herceptin)

  Find out how trastuzumab treats some types of cancer and how you will be given it. About trastuzumab Who can...

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  Trazodone

  Trazodone is an antidepressant medicine. It's used to treat depression, anxiety, or a combination of depression and anxiety. Trazodone works...

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  Trimethoprim

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  Valproic acid

  Valproic acid is usually used to treat bipolar disorder. Some brands are used to treat epilepsy. It can also be...

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  Valsartan

  Valsartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) medicine widely used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and heart failure. It's...

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  Varenicline

  Varenicline (previously called Champix) is a medicine that can help you stop smoking. The addictive part of cigarette tobacco is...

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  Venlafaxine

  Venlafaxine is from of a group of antidepressants called serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors, or SNRIs. It is thought to...

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  Verapamil

  Verapamil is a calcium channel blocker used to treat irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias) and high blood pressure. If you have...

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  Warfarin

  Warfarin is a type of medicine known as an anticoagulant. It makes your blood flow through your veins more easily....

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  Zolpidem

  Zolpidem is a sleeping pill that can be taken for short-term treatment of severe insomnia. It helps you fall asleep...

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  Zopiclone

  Zopiclone is a type of sleeping pill that can be taken for short-term treatment of severe insomnia. It helps you...