Rabeprazole gastro-resistant tablets at 10mg and 20mg, used for reflux disease and duodenal ulcer. A proton pump inhibitor that cuts stomach acid output.
Ursodeoxycholic acid 300mg capsules, used in the management of biliary cirrhosis and gallstones. A bile acid that lowers cholesterol output from the liver.
Pioglitazone 15mg and 30mg tablets, used for type 2 diabetes mellitus. A thiazolidinedione acting on PPAR-gamma receptors to raise sensitivity to insulin.
Ketorolac 0.4% eye drops, used for conjunctivitis, ocular inflammation and short-term ocular pain. An NSAID that blocks prostaglandin synthesis in the eye.
Nifedipine 10mg, 20mg and 30mg tablets, film-coated and modified-release, used in the management of hypertension and angina pectoris. A calcium channel blocker.
Salmeterol with fluticasone inhalation powder in three strengths, used in the management of asthma and COPD. A long-acting beta2-agonist with a corticosteroid.
Advair Rotahaler carries fluticasone with salmeterol as an inhalation powder for asthma and COPD, pairing an inhaled corticosteroid with a beta2-agonist.
Albendazole 400mg tablets, used for helminthiasis, giardiasis and parasitic worm infection. A benzimidazole that degrades microtubules in parasite cells.
Spironolactone 25mg and 100mg film-coated tablets, used in the management of hypertension, oedema, heart failure and hyperaldosteronism. An aldosterone antagonist.
Levonorgestrel with ethinylestradiol tablets, a combined oral contraceptive taken by mouth. The hormone pair suppresses ovulation and thickens cervical mucus.
Alfacip is alfacalcidol in 0.25mcg and 0.5mcg soft capsules, used for rickets, osteomalacia and hypoparathyroidism. A vitamin D analogue activated in the liver.
Altace is ramipril in hard capsules from 1.25mg to 10mg, used in the management of hypertension, heart failure and recovery after a myocardial infarction.
Amiloride 5mg tablets, used in the management of hypertension and oedema. A potassium-sparing diuretic: sodium and water leave, potassium is held back.
Clomipramine 10mg, 25mg and 50mg film-coated tablets, used in the management of obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, phobic states and cataplexy.
Testosterone 1% gel, applied to the skin for hypogonadism. Exogenous testosterone acting at androgen receptors, absorbed through the skin rather than swallowed.
Anastrozole 1mg film-coated tablets for breast cancer, including adjuvant therapy. A selective aromatase inhibitor that halts androgen conversion to oestrogen.
Exemestane 25mg tablets, used in the management of breast cancer. A steroidal aromatase inactivator, which shuts the enzyme down rather than blocking it.
Arpamyl is verapamil in 40mg and 120mg film-coated tablets, used in the management of hypertension, angina pectoris and arrhythmia. A phenylalkylamine.
Assurans is sildenafil 20mg in a film-coated tablet, used for erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension. A PDE5 inhibitor at a low fixed dose.
Astelin is azelastine as a 10ml nasal spray for allergic rhinitis and allergic conjunctivitis. A long-acting H1 antagonist that also stabilises mast cells.
