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NEW FEXOFENADINE over the counter – Allevia tablets

Druggist

The Government recently announced the reclassification of fexofenadine 120mg, which will be available as General sale Medication (GSL), sold as branded products – Allevia 120mg tablets. First-generation antihistamines can also be used to help manage allergies. Until now, fexofenadine was a prescription-only medication.

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How to Reduce Your Chance of Medication Errors

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Medication errors in healthcare facilities include dispensing the wrong drug or the wrong dosage, drug overdoses, and overlooked drug interactions and allergies. Share this list with your doctors – they often don’t know what other doctors prescribe. Tell your doctors about any medication-related allergies and/or side effects.

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17 creams to STOP ITCHING FAST

Druggist

Several effective creams to stop itching can be purchased from supermarkets, pharmacies and online. Sale of some anti-itch creams is restricted to pharmacies only. NICE sets treatment recommendations for doctors and other healthcare professionals in the UK. Daktacort cream is another pharmacy-only medicine.

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Best OINTMENT or CREAM for insect bites

Druggist

In this post, I will review the best ointment or cream for insect bites available over the counter and from pharmacies. Products available for insect bites in supermarkets or pharmacies come almost entirely in the form of creams. For many customers, ointment or cream for insect bites is the first line of rescue in stings management.

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Best Over the Counter Sleeping Pills UK

Druggist

The second generation of antihistamines , for example, loratadine and cetirizine, which can also be purchased over the counter for the treatment of allergies cross the blood-brain barrier in significantly smaller amounts as compared to the first generation of antihistamines. Nytol Original and One a Night is available only from pharmacies.

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Lovima – Over the Counter Contraceptive

Druggist

In the UK, all contraceptive are prescription-only medicines which require a doctor or other qualified prescriber to issue a prescription. Lovima is the first oral contraceptive which has a status or pharmacy-only medicine (P). P medicines are available over the counter from pharmacies or registered online chemists.

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What is the best medicine for chesty cough?

Druggist

In today’s post, I will seek to find the best medicine for chesty cough by looking at over the counter and pharmacy-only products available in the UK. Diphenhydramine is a first-generation antihistamine, which is used to in the symptomatic treatment of allergies but more commonly as over the counter temporary sleeping aid medicines.