DRUG NAME | DOSAGE FORM | CLASS | RECOMMENDATION/CAUTION |
---|---|---|---|
ACECLOFENAC | TABLET | NSAID | LOW INCIDENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS |
ACETYLSALICYCLIC ACID | TABLET | NSAID | |
ACTIVATED CHARCOAL | TABLETS | SHORT TERM RELIEF OF FLATULENCE | |
BISACODYL | TABLET | STIMULANT LAXATIVE | CONSTIPATION |
CETIRIZINE | TABLET | ANTIHISTAMINE | NON-SEDATING ANTI-HISTAMINE |
CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE | TABLET/SYRUP | ANTIHISTAMINE | SEDATING ANTI-HISTAMINE |
DICLOFENAC | TABLET/ CAPSULES/ SUPPOSITORIES | NSAID | LOW INCIDENCE OF GASTRO SIDE EFFECTS. MAXIMUM DAILY DOSE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 75MG |
GLYCEROL | SUPPOSITORIES | STIMULANT LAXATIVE | CONSTIPATION |
HYOSCINE | TABLETS | ANTI-EMETIC | WHEN INTENDED FOR USE IN TRAVEL SICKNESS |
IBUPROFEN | TABLET S/ORAL SUSPENSION | NSAID | PREFERRED NSAID AS IT HAS FEWER SIDEEFFECTS |
IBUPROFEN IN COMBINATION WITH PSEUDOEPHEDRINE/PARACETAMOL/PARACETAMOL+CHLORZOXANE/PARACETAMOL+CAFFEINE | TABLETS | NSAID | PREPARATIONS SHOULD NOT CONTAIN MORE THAN 30MG EPHEDRINE PER TABLET |
INDOMETHACIN | CAPSULE | NSAID | USE WITH CAUTION BECAUSE OF HIGH INCIDENCE OF SIDE-EFFECTS |
LACTULOSE | SOLUTION | LAXATIVE | FAECAL SOFTENER |
MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE | TABLETS | ANTI-ACID | TREATMENT OF DYSPEPSIA |
MEFENAMIC ACID | TABLET/SUSPENSION | NSAID | MANAGEMENT OF DYSMENORRHOEA |
MELOXICAM | TABLET | NSAID | SHORT TERM RELIEF OF ACUTE PAIN IN OSTEOARTHRITIS |
NYSTATIN | TABLET/ORAL DROPS/PESSARIES | ANTIFUNGAL | CANDIDIASIS |
PARACETAMOL | TABLET/SUSPENSION | ANALGESIC | PREFERRED ANALGESIC FOR THE ELDERLY |
PARACETAMOL IN COMBINATION WITH CAFFEINE/ACECLOFENAC/CHLORZOXANE/PSEUDOEPHEDRINE+CHLORPHENIRAMINE/IBUPROFEN+CODEINE PHOSPHATE/ACETYLSAYCYLIC ACID+CAFFEINE | TABLET/CAPSULES | ANALGESIC | PREPARATIONS SHOULD CONTAIN NOT MORE THAN 10MG OF CODEINE PER TABLET, NOT MORE THAN 30MG EPHEDRINE PER TABLET |
PIROXICAM | CAPSULE | NSAID | DOSE SHOULD NOT EXCEED MORE THAN 20MG DAILY & SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED WITH A CONCOMITTANT GASTRO-PROTECTIVE AGENT |
Oral Preparation
Vitamins & Minerals
DRUG NAME | DOSAGE FORM | CLASS | RECOMMENDATION/CAUTION |
---|---|---|---|
DT ZINC-20 + ORAL REHYDRATION SALTS (ORS) | DISPERSIBLE TABLETS + POWDER FOR RECONSTITUTION | MINERAL SUPPLEMENT | FOR USE IN CONDITIONS RESULTING IN ZINC LOSS E.G DIARRHOEA, VOMITING, BURNS |
MULTIVITAMIN | TABLET/ SYRUP | MULTIVITAMIN | VITAMIN DEFICIENCY |
PREPARATIONS CONTAINING IRON+FOLIC+MULTIVITAMINS | SYRUP/ TABLETS | MULTIVITAMIN | SUPPLEMENT/ IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA |
PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE | TABLET | VITAMIN | DEFICIENCY & FOR ISONIAZID INDUCED NEUROPATHY/PROPHYLAXIS |
VITAMIN B COMPLEX | SYRUP | VITAMIN | VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY |
VITAMIN C | TABLET | VITAMIN | PREVENTION & TREATMENT OF SCURVY |
Tropical Preparations
DRUG NAME | DOSAGE FORM | CLASS | RECOMMENDATION/CAUTION |
---|---|---|---|
CLOTRIMAZOLE | CREAM | ANTIFUNGAL | SKIN FUNGAL INFECTIONS |
ALCOHOL | SOLUTION | DISINFECTANT | ALCOHOL CONTENT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 70% |
BENZOIC ACID | OINTMENT | ANTIFUNGAL | SKIN FUNGAL INFECTIONS |
CALAMINE LOTION | LOTION | ANALGESIC | |
CHOLINE SALICYLATE+LIGNOCAINE HCL+BENZALKONIUM CHL | GEL | ORAL LOCAL ANAESTHETIC | |
DICLOFENAC | TOPICAL GEL/ CREAM | NSAID | |
GLYCERRIN BORAX | SOLUTION | TREATMENT OF ORAL SORES | |
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE | SOLUTION | DISINFECTANT | |
IBUPROFEN | TOPICAL GEL | NSAID | |
IODINE TINCTURE | SOLUTION | DISINFECTANT | |
KETOCONAZOLE | CREAM/SHAMPOO | ANTIFUNGAL | SKIN FUNGAL INFECTIONS & DANDRUFF |
POVIDONE IODINE | OINTMENT/TOPICAL SOLUTION/VAGINAL DOUCHE/PESSARIES | DISINFECTANT | |
SILVER SULFADIAZINE | CREAM | ANTISEPTIC | PROPHYLAXIS & TREATMENT OF INFECTION IN BURN WOUNDS |
SURGICAL SPIRIT | SOLUTION | DISINFECTANT |
Eye preparations
DRUG NAME | DOSAGE FORM | CLASS | RECOMMENDATION/CAUTION |
---|---|---|---|
DEXAMETHASONE | EYE DROP | ANTI-INFLAMMATORY | |
DEXAMATHASONE / NEOMYCIN | EYE DROP | ANTI-INFLAMMATORY | |
TETRACYCLINE EYE OINTMENT | OINTMENT | ANTIBIOTIC |
Nasal Preparations
DRUG NAME | DOSAGE FORM | CLASS | RECOMMENDATION/CAUTION |
---|---|---|---|
SODIUM CHLORIDE | NASAL DROPS | DECONGESTANT |
Cough and Cold Preparations
DRUG NAME | DOSAGE FORM | CLASS | RECOMMENDATION/CAUTION |
---|---|---|---|
COUGH LINCTUS | SYRUP | EXPECTORANT | |
NOTIFIED HERBAL SYRUPS | SYRUPS | ||
LOZENGES | TABLETS | FOR COMMON COLDS AND COUGHS |
Others
DRUG NAME | DOSAGE FORM | CLASS | RECOMMENDATION/CAUTION |
---|---|---|---|
MOUTH WASHES | SOLUTION | MOUTH GARGLE |