Lamictal
Lamictal tablets and dispersible tablets contain the active ingredient lamotrigine, which is a medicine used to treat epilepsy. (NB. Lamotrigine is also available without a brand name, ie as the generic medicine.) Lamotrigine works by stabilising ... [... more]
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Livial
Livial tablets contain the active ingredient tibolone, which is a synthetic steroid medicine used for hormone replacement therapy (HRT). It mimics the activity of the female sex hormones oestrogen and progesterone and the androgen testosterone in ... [... more]
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Lyrica
Lyrica capsules contain the active ingredient pregabalin, which is a medicine that is mainly used to treat epilepsy. It works by stabilising electrical activity in the brain. Pregabalin prevents epileptic fits by preventing the excessive ... [... more]
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Contraceptive coils (IUDs)
I find that a lot of women are quite confused about the subject of the IUD ('the Coil'). Partly this is because there are such a lot of names for this useful little device. But in this article, we'll call it by its most common name: 'the IUD' - ... [... more]
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Contraceptve injections
Worldwide, many millions of women use the contraceptive injection. In its early years (back in the 1970s and 1980s), this injection was highly controversial. That was partly because of the thoughtless way in which some doctors had used it - often ... [... more]
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Contraception - the contraceptive pill
If you're thinking of going on the Pill, you'll be joining a band of about 100 million women worldwide who use this method. More than 100 million women worldwide use the contraceptive pill- of these 3.5 million live in the UK. In the UK alone, as ... [... more]
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The morning-after pill
Although lots of people talk about 'the morning-after pill' this term is actually very misleading. The morning-after Pill needs to be taken within 72 hours after unprotected sex. Why? Because in fact, you don't have to take this pill on 'the ... [... more]
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Alomide allergy eye drops
This medicine contains the active ingredient lodoxamide, which is a type of medicine used to relieve the symptoms of allergies. Lodoxamide eye drops are used to relieve the symptoms of eye allergies such as hayfever.Lodoxamide works by reducing ... [... more]
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Alomide eye drops
This medicine contains the active ingredient lodoxamide, which is a type of medicine used to relieve the symptoms of allergies. Lodoxamide eye drops are used to relieve the symptoms of eye allergies such as hayfever.Lodoxamide works by reducing ... [... more]
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Loceryl cream
Loceryl cream contains the active ingredient amorolfine, which is an antifungal medicine used to treat infections caused by fungi, yeasts and moulds. Loceryl cream is applied to the skin to treat a range of fungal skin infections caused by types ... [... more]
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Loceryl nail lacquer
Loceryl nail lacquer contains the active ingredient amorolfine, which is an antifungal medicine used to treat infections caused by fungi, yeasts and moulds. Loceryl nail lacquer is used to treat infections of the nails with fungi (dermatophytes), ... [... more]
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Lipitor
Lipitor tablets contain the active ingredient atorvastatin, which is a type of medicine called a statin. It works by reducing the production of cholesterol by the liver. Atorvastatin decreases the production of LDL cholesterol by blocking the ... [... more]
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