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  • Aciclovir (oral) for viral infections
  • Aciclovir cream for herpes
  • Adrenaline auto-injector for anaphylaxis
  • Amitriptyline for neuropathic pain
  • Amoxicillin for bacterial infections
  • Ampicillin for bacterial infection
  • Aripiprazole for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and movement disorders
  • Aspirin for prevention of blood clots
  • Atenolol for hypertension
  • Atomoxetine for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Azathioprine for inflammatory bowel disease
  • Azathioprine for severe atopic eczema
  • Baclofen for muscle spasm
  • Beclometasone inhaler for asthma prevention (prophylaxis)
  • Botulinum toxin for muscle spasticity
  • Buspirone for anxiety disorders
  • Calcium carbonate for kidney disease
  • Captopril for heart failure
  • Carbamazepine for preventing seizures
  • Carvedilol for heart failure
  • Cefalexin for bacterial infections
  • Cetirizine for hay fever
  • Ciprofloxacin ear drops for ear infections
  • Ciprofloxacin for bacterial infections
  • Clarithromycin for bacterial infections
  • Clobazam for preventing seizures
  • Clonazepam for preventing seizures
  • Clonidine for Tourette’s syndrome, ADHD and sleep-onset disorder
  • Co-amoxiclav for bacterial infections
  • Codeine phosphate for pain
  • Deferasirox for removing excess iron
  • Desmopressin for bedwetting
  • Dexamethasone for croup
  • Diazepam (rectal) for stopping seizures
  • Diazepam for muscle spasm
  • Diclofenac for pain and inflammation
  • Domperidone for gastro-oesophageal reflux
  • Dornase alfa for cystic fibrosis
  • EMLA cream for local anaesthesia
  • Enoximone for pulmonary hypertension
  • Erythromycin for bacterial infections
  • Ethambutol for the treatment of tuberculosis
  • Fentanyl lozenges for pain
  • Fentanyl patches for pain
  • Flucloxacillin for bacterial infections
  • Fluoxetine for depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and bulimia nervosa
  • Fluticasone inhaler for asthma prevention (prophylaxis)
  • Gabapentin for neuropathic pain
  • Gabapentin for preventing seizures
  • Gaviscon for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
  • General advice about antibiotics
  • General advice about medicines
  • Glycerin (glycerol) suppositories for constipation
  • Griseofulvin for fungal infections
  • How to give medicines: asthma inhalers
  • How to give medicines: capsules
  • How to give medicines: ear drops
  • How to give medicines: eye drops and eye ointment
  • How to give medicines: granules and powders
  • How to give medicines: liquid medicine
  • How to give medicines: rectal medicines
  • How to give medicines: tablets
  • Hydrocortisone (topical) for eczema
  • Ibuprofen for pain and inflammation
  • Idebenone for Friedreich’s ataxia
  • Imipramine
  • Isoniazid for the treatment of tuberculosis
  • Labetalol hydrochloride for hypertension
  • Lacosamide for preventing seizures
  • Lactulose for constipation
  • Lamotrigine for preventing seizures
  • Lansoprazole for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and ulcers
  • Levamisole for nephrotic syndrome
  • Levetiracetam for preventing seizures
  • Levothyroxine for hypothyroidism
  • Lisinopril for high blood pressure
  • Malarone for prevention of malaria
  • Mebeverine for intestinal spasms
  • Melatonin for sleep disorders
  • Mesalazine (oral) for inflammatory bowel disease
  • Mesalazine foam enema for inflammatory bowel disease
  • Mesalazine liquid enema for inflammatory bowel disease
  • Mesalazine suppositories for inflammatory bowel disease
  • Methotrexate for skin conditions
  • Methylphenidate for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Metronidazole for bacterial infections
  • Midazolam for stopping seizures
  • Montelukast for asthma
  • Morphine for pain
  • Movicol for constipation
  • Nitrofurantoin for urinary tract infections
  • Nitrous oxide for pain
  • Nystatin for Candida infection
  • Olanzapine for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, mania and agitation
  • Omeprazole for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)
  • Oseltamivir for influenza (flu)
  • Oxcarbazepine for preventing seizures
  • Oxybutynin for daytime urinary symptoms
  • Pancreatin for pancreatic insufficiency
  • Paracetamol for mild-to-moderate pain
  • Paraldehyde for seizures
  • Penicillin V for bacterial infections
  • Penicillin V for prevention of pneumococcal infection
  • Phenobarbital for preventing seizures
  • Phenytoin for preventing seizures
  • Phosphate supplements for low phosphate levels
  • Pizotifen to prevent migrane headaches
  • Prednisolone for asthma
  • Pyrazinamide for treatment of tuberculosis
  • Ramipril for high blood pressure
  • Ranitidine for acid reflux
  • Rifampicin for meningococcal prophylaxis
  • Rifampicin for the treatment of tuberculosis
  • Risedronate for brittle bones
  • Rufinamide for preventing seizures
  • Salbutamol inhaler for asthma and wheeze
  • Salmeterol inhaler for asthma prevention (prophylaxis)
  • Senna for constipation
  • Sertraline for OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and depression
  • Sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension
  • Sodium bicarbonate for acidosis
  • Sodium chloride for hyponatraemia
  • Sodium picosulfate for constipation
  • Sodium valproate for preventing seizures
  • Spironolactone for heart failure
  • Stiripentol for preventing seizures
  • Succininc acid for mitochondrial disease
  • Sytron (sodium feredetate) for prevention of anaemia
  • Sytron (sodium feredetate) for treatment of anaemia
  • Tacrolimus for prevention of transplant rejection
  • Tetracaine gel for local anaesthesia
  • Topiramate for preventing seizures
  • Tricitrates oral solution for renal tubular acidosis and cystinosis
  • Trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride for dystonia
  • Trimethoprim for bacterial infections
  • Ubidecarenone for mitochondrial disease
  • Unlicensed medicines
  • Vigabatrin for preventing seizures
  • Zonisamide for preventing seizures

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