Druggist

JANUARY 9, 2021

With approximate 190,000 migraine attacks experienced by people in the UK (NICE, 2012), pharmacies are among the first points of call to find over the counter migraine medication. Where possible, I will review the evidence to answer what the best over the counter migraine medicine is. Over the counter codeine-based medicines.

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Druggist

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Common drugs that can cause an acute episode of diarrhoea include: Antibiotics Antacids (especially magnesium-containing) Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) such as omeprazole or esomeprazole Orlistat (weigh loss medication) Metformin ( anti-diabetic drug ) A virus, bacteria or parasites can cause acute episodes of diarrhoea.

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Druggist

JULY 15, 2020

Information reviewed in this post: Legal status and availability of Disprin Licensed use Age restrictions Contra-indications: who cannot use Disprin chewable aspirin Recommended dose Possible side-effects Alternative options Disprin Direct legal status The legal status of Dispirin Direct depends on the pack size of the product.

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Druggist

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

As we already learned from the above combination inhaler in asthma contains two ingredients, one of which is inhaled corticosteroid and the other LABA. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recommends that LABA should always be taken with inhaled corticosteroids. What is a combination inhaler? Able Spacer®.

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Druggist

JANUARY 15, 2021

Paracetamol, one of the most prescribed drugs in the UK , and probably the most popular over the counter medicine has been recently subject to shortages due to increased demand in recent months. Firstly, I will list some common combination of drugs, which contain paracetamol, which may be used if standard paracetamol tablets or capsules.

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Druggist

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Both drugs can be prescribed by a doctor or purchased over the counter from pharmacies and in case of Bucopa IBS relief from supermarkets. Both products contain the same active ingredients regardless of whether they are prescribed or purchased over the counter: Each Buscopan tablets contains 10mg of hyoscine butylbromide.

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Druggist

APRIL 6, 2021

All eye ointments which are alternative to Lacri-Lube can be purchased from pharmacies and online. #. Most alternatives should be available from high street pharmacies or online. Some products are classified as pharmacy-only medicines, which means they can only be purchased from the pharmacy and online chemists.

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Pharmacy Checkers

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

are spurred by the media relations efforts of organizations funded by pharmaceutical companies, such as the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies and Partnership for Safe Medicines. As I see it, their public education efforts conflate safe online sales of medicines imported by consumers in the U.S. Some were expired.

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Druggist

MAY 12, 2021

Unfortunately, Celevac was discontinued , and now it is impossible to get it on prescription or purchase from the pharmacy. Celevac is a brand of tablets containing methylcellulose. Each Celevac tablet contained 500mg of methylcellulose. Each Celevac tablet contained 500mg of methylcellulose. What is Celevac?

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Druggist

DECEMBER 9, 2020

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. Lotions: contain the least amount of oils and higher amounts of water with non-greasy consistency. Ointments, creams and lotions can be used as soap substitutes.

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Druggist

MAY 16, 2021

Paracetamol is a popular painkiller which is widely available over the counter in most retail shops and pharmacies. Each adult form of paracetamol, for example, a tablet or capsule, contain 500mg of paracetamol. Unlike tablets, in capsule form drug is contained in a shell. Which medicines should not be crushed?

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Druggist

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Lidocaine patch (brand name: Versatis medicated plaster) is a prescription-only medication, which has limited licensed use in the UK. The UK licensed use of lidocaine Can you use lidocaine patch for back pain? As the name suggests, lidocaine patch is a medicated plaster which contains a local anaesthetic – lidocaine 5%.

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Druggist

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Zovirax cream for cold sores can be purchased over the counter from pharmacies and supermarkets. Zovirax cream, marketed as Zovirax Cold Sore Cream, contains 5% of aciclovir. Zovirax cream for cold sores is licensed for the treatment of infections caused by Herpes simplex virus presented on lips or face in children and adults.

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Druggist

JULY 29, 2020

The strongest over the counter steroid cream (OTC): legal classification Eumovate cream, which is available over the counter without a prescription, is classified as pharmacy-only ‘ P ‘ medication. ‘P’ medicines can only be sold in pharmacies, including online pharmacies with a pharmacist being present at the premises.

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Druggist

JULY 8, 2020

There is an endless number of iron and multivitamin supplements available in supermarkets and pharmacies. Patients who are deficient of iron and require to take supplements can buy the best iron products from a pharmacy. The best of all, iron supplements available in UK pharmacies are cheap and effective.

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Druggist

JANUARY 21, 2021

Paracetamol can be purchased in shops and supermarkets (quantity limited to two-pack of 16 tablets) or from the pharmacy with maximum legal quantity sold for up to 100 tablets or capsules. Co-codamol contain a combination of codeine and paracetamol. Co-dydramol contains two active ingredients – paracetamol and dihydrocodeine.

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Druggist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Parents have only one option for baby thrush treatment – over the counter antifungal oral gel (Daktarin Sugar-Free 2% Oral Gel), which be purchased from pharmacies only. Daktarin is a sugar-free, orange flavour oral gel which contains 2% of miconazole , an antifungal drug. Can I buy oral thrush treatment over the counter?

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XTalks

APRIL 24, 2023

According to Dr. Melanie Blank, clinical team leader for General Medicine Branch 1 at the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Division of Clinical Evaluation and Pharmacology/Toxicology (DCEPT), the agency is seeing one or two new applications coming in every week for new gene therapies for different diseases.

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Druggist

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Patients commonly request over the counter medicines for a chesty cough. 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. Guaifenesin can be considered as the best medicine for a chesty cough.

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Druggist

JANUARY 28, 2021

As a part of the discussion, I will review a licensed use of each drug and reasoning for combination treatment. Co-codamol contains two active ingredients, namely paracetamol and codeine (an opioid analgesic). . Co-codamol – licensed use. The lower strength of co-codamol is widely available as a pharmacy-only medication.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 17, 2020

NASDAQ: REGN ) today announced that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published initial clinical data from an ongoing seamless Phase 1/2/3 trial of the antibody cocktail casirivimab and imdevimab in non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19. TARRYTOWN, N.Y. , 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Druggist

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Without a doubt, codeine-containing products are one of the most commonly sold medicines in the UK. Restrictions on the supply of codeine-containing products. The main focus of this post is to introduce the most common over the counter codeine-containing products in the UK and review their codeine content.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 29, 2023

An example of the current disparity, drawn from data from the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), can be seen in Romania, Poland or Bulgaria, where a recently approved medicine will take more than 800 days on average before it becomes publicly available compared with Germany, where that figure is 133 days 3.

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Druggist

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

All of the non-prescription sleeping pills available in the UK contain sedative antihistamines. Over the counter sleeping pills UK: active ingredients All products available over the counter ‘for sleeping’ contain sedative antihistamines as the main active ingredient. Many factors can cause insomnia.

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Druggist

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

100ml bottle of Calpol is licensed as general sale medicine (GSL) meaning it is available for self-selection by customers in stores and pharmacies. Larger 200ml bottle of Calpol suspension is a pharmacy-only product (P). P products are sold from behind a pharmacy counter and online chemists. 250mg in 5ml.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 24, 2021

Sairiyo is a biotechnology company focused on repurposing and developing improved formulations of naturally derived compounds for serious, rare, and life-threatening diseases with the aim to obtain European Medicines Evaluation Agency and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval. PharmaDrug Inc.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 13, 2021

14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MindMed (NEO: MMED), (OTCQB: MMEDF), (DE: MMQ), a leading psychedelic medicine biotech company today announced the addition of Robert Barrow , an accomplished pharmaceutical executive, as Chief Development Officer. NEW YORK , Jan. About MindMed.

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Druggist

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Today I will review anti-sickness tables which are available over the counter from a pharmacy. I will also briefly talk about the management of ‘morning’ sickness with over the counter (OTC) anti-sickness tablets and prescription-only medicines. . Over the counter hyoscine containing anti-sickness tablets.

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Druggist

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Although not as commonly prescribed as omeprazole, esomeprazole gained its popularity due to wide availability as over the counter medicine. I will discuss various aspects concerning both medicines, such as legal classification, over the counter and prescription-only availability of both medicines and most importantly, their effectiveness.

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Druggist

MARCH 17, 2021

Both drugs are the same medicines. It is possible to buy lymecycline from registered pharmacies. Although licensed for acne, minocycline is rarely prescribed in the UK. Benzoyl peroxide is sold to treat acne from pharmacies as a branded product called Acnecide 5% gel. How does lymecycline work for acne?

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Druggist

AUGUST 27, 2020

In this post, I will review the most common sore throat lozenges available in pharmacies and supermarkets. Lozenges containing hexylresorcinol (Strepsils Extra Triple Action) are associated with fewer side effects (ibid). Jakemans lozenges are stock by most supermarkets and pharmacies including online websites. delivery 2.

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Druggist

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

In this post, I will review the best ointment or cream for insect bites available over the counter and from pharmacies. Insect venoms (wasps) contain several allergens, which cause unpleasant symptoms, and in some cases, may cause an anaphylactic reaction (Moffitt, 2003). Sting bites: Do I need to see a GP? 822 Reviews. £3.19.

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Druggist

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Although not as commonly prescribed as omeprazole, esomeprazole gained its popularity due to wide availability as over the counter medicine. I will discuss various aspects concerning both medicines, such as legal classification, over the counter and prescription-only availability of both medicines and most importantly, their effectiveness.

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Druggist

DECEMBER 2, 2020

I will also talk about private services offered by online pharmacies to buy antibiotic creams. Antibiotic creams are prescription-only medicines. Different online pharmacies offer a private service allowing customers to buy a prescription-only antibiotic cream. It is unlikely for most pharmacies to stock this cream.

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Druggist

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Most of the drugs which are recommended in the symptomatic management of IBS can be purchased over the counter from pharmacies, supermarkets and online. Limit intake of processed food, which contain difficult to digest starch People who experience episodes of diarrhoea should avoid artificial sweeteners, which can cause a laxative effect.

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Druggist

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Individuals who fail to increase their fibre from the diet may consider fibre-containing laxatives or other gentle laxatives available over the counter. . When possible, painkillers containing codeine should be avoided. Constipation experienced during an episode of haemorrhoids can be treated with over the counter medicines.

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Druggist

OCTOBER 17, 2020

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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