Adipine MR (nifedipine)
Adipine MR tablets contain the active ingredient nifedipine, which is a type of medicine called a calcium channel blocker. This type of medicine acts on the heart and blood vessels. Adipine MR tablets are a 'long-acting' or 'modified-release' ... [... more]
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Soothelip
Soothelip cream contains the active ingredient aciclovir, which is an antiviral medicine used to treat infections with the herpes virus. This cream is used to treat cold sores, which are caused by infection with the herpes simplex virus. This ... [... more]
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Coro-Nitro pump spray
Glyceryl trinitrate is taken as a tablet that is dissolved under the tongue, or as a spray that is sprayed under the tongue. This area of the mouth has a large supply of blood vessels that allows the medicine to be rapidly absorbed. Glyceryl ... [... more]
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Revaxis
Purified diphtheria toxoid, purified tetanus toxoid, inactivated poliomyelitis virus. This vaccine contains altered components of three different organisms that cause three different diseases. Purified diphtheria toxoid is a modified toxin ... [... more]
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Cold sores
Cold sores are a very common illness caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). The disorder is characterised by groups of fluid-filled blisters which appear on red swollen areas of the skin or on the mucous membranes. The areas can be tender and ... [... more]
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Chronic pancreatitis
The pancreas is a soft, elongated gland situated at the back of the upper abdominal cavity behind the stomach. Dr Alan Ogilvie, consultant physician and gastroenterologist It is divided into the head (through which the common bile duct runs as it ... [... more]
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Deltacortril enteric (prednisolone)
Deltacortril enteric tablets contain the active ingredient prednisolone, which is a type of medicine known as a corticosteroid. (NB. Prednisolone tablets are also available without a brand name, ie as the generic medicine.) Prednisolone can be ... [... more]
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Testicular torsion
Testicular torsion usually only appears in young boys and is most common in their teenage years but is also sometimes seen in men up to the age of 30 or on rare occasions older men. The testicles are nourished by the blood vessels, which together ... [... more]
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Nystaform HC cream/ointment
This medicine contains three active ingredients, hydrocortisone, nystatin and chlorhexidine hydrochloride.Hydrocortisone is a type of medicine known as a corticosteroid (or steroid). Corticosteroids are hormones that are produced naturally by the ... [... more]
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Pap (cervical) smear test
The cervical smear test is designed to detect pre-cancerous changes in the cervix (neck of the womb). Pre-cancerous changes (properly called cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia, or CIN for short) are common in all age groups and cause no ... [... more]
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Kliofem
Kliofem tablets contain two active ingredients, estradiol (previously spelt oestradiol in the UK) and norethisterone acetate. These are forms of the main female sex hormones, oestrogen and progesterone. Estradiol is a naturally occuring form of ... [... more]
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Triptafen
Amitriptyline belongs to a group of medicines known as tricyclic antidepressants (TCA).In depression, it is thought that there is a decreased amount of the chemicals noradrenaline and serotonin released from nerve cells in the brain. Normally, ... [... more]
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