Vaginal discharge
Vaginal discharge is the result of secretions produced from small glands in the lining of the vagina and the cervix. All women have a little discharge starting a year or two before puberty and ending after the menopause. How much discharge a ... [... more]
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Hydrocele and varicocele
A hydrocele is a build-up of liquid in a fold of mucous membrane situated in the scrotum (testicle sac). A number of boys develop minor cases of hydrocele during the first few months of their lives. Most of these disappear by themselves, but the ... [... more]
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Volmax tablets
Volmax tablets contain the active ingredient salbutamol, which is a type of medicine known as a short-acting beta 2 agonist. (NB. Salbutamol is also available without a brand name, ie as the generic medicine.) If your salbutamol tablets don't ... [... more]
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Medical therapies
Vitiligo is a fairly common condition that causes pale, white patches to develop on the skin. This is because that particular area of skin has little or none of a type of pigment called melanin. This is the dye-like substance in the skin cells ... [... more]
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Sabril Tablets
Vigabatrin is an anti-epileptic medicine that can be used to regulate the activity of nerves.The brain and nerves are made up of many nerve cells that communicate with each other through electrical signals. These signals must be carefully ... [... more]
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Viruses and bacteria
Viruses are too small to be seen by the naked eye. They can't multiply on their own, so they have to invade a 'host' cell and take over its machinery in order to be able to make more virus particles. Viruses consist of genetic materials (DNA or ... [... more]
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Vfend (voriconazole)
Vfend infusion, tablets and oral suspension contain the active ingredient voriconazole, which is a type of medicine called a triazole antifungal. It is used to treat infections caused by fungi. Voriconazole works by preventing fungi from ... [... more]
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Cordilox
Verapamil hydrochloride belongs to a group of medicines called calcium channel blockers, which act on the heart and blood vessels. Verapamil slows the movement of calcium through cells, which has two results. Firstly, it decreases the rate at ... [... more]
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Vesanoid
Tretinoin belongs to a group of medicines called retinoids and is a form of vitamin A. It is also sometimes called ATRA - All-Trans Retinoic Acid. Tretinoin is used in a particular form of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) called M3 (acute ... [... more]
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Viagra
Viagra tablets contain the active ingredient sildenafil, which is a medicine used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (impotence). Sildenafil is called a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, and works by preventing the action of a chemical in ... [... more]
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Vioform-hydrocortisone cream/ointment
Hydrocortisone and clioquinol are combined in this preparation to treat inflamed skin conditions with secondary infection, such as infected insect bites and various forms of eczema and dermatitis that are infected. Vioform-hydrocortisone is ... [... more]
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