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Amlodipine

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Antihypertensive agents, Antiangina agents

Treats high BP and coronary artery disease.

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Aspirin

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Anticoagulants, antithrombotics

Reduce pain, fever and inflammation. Given shortly after MI. Prevents acute coronary syndrome.

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Atenolol

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Beta-adrenergic blocking agents

Used to treat high blood pressure and heart-associated chest pain. Sometimes irregular heart beats

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Atorvastatin

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Hypolipidaemic agents, Antihypertensive agents

Statin medication used to prevent cardiovascular disease in those at high risk and treat abnormal lipid levels.

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Baclofen

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Muscle relaxants

Used to treat muscle spasticity such as from a spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis.

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Buprenorphine Patches

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Narcotic analgesics
Opioid receptor partial agonist (mu), antagonist (kappa). Mod-severe pain. Used to relieve severe pain in people who are expected to need pain medication around the clock for a long time and who cannot be treated with other medications

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Buprenorphine S/L

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Agents used in drug dependence
Opioid dependence with medical, social, psychological treatment. It helps prevent withdrawal symptoms caused by stopping other opioids.

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Citalopram

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Treats major depressive disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and social phobia.

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Clear Lax

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Laxative solution that increases the amount of water in the intestinal tract to stimulate bowel movements. Clear Lax is used as a laxative to treat occasional constipation or irregular bowel movements.

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Coloxyl & Senna

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Laxatives - Alimentary System
Causes more water to move from the body into the colon, softening the stool. Senna works by causing bowel muscles to become more active, thereby helping evacuate the stools.

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Cholecalciferol

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Vitamin D

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Dabigatran

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Anticoagulant used to treat and prevent blood clots and to prevent stroke in people with atrial fibrillation. Specifically it is used to prevent blood clots following hip or knee replacement and in those with a history of prior clots

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Dalteparin

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Anticoagulants, antithrombotics
Prophylaxis of thromboembolic complications during, after surgery and during haemodialysis; treatment of unstable CAD, acute DVT; reduction of VTE recurrence in solid tumour cancer patients

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Diazepam

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Antianxiety agents - Central Nervous System
Anxiety disorder management; short-term relief of anxiety symptoms; symptomatic relief in acute alcohol withdrawal; muscle spasm due to local trauma; spasticity due to upper motor neuron lesion

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Digoxin

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Cardiac inotropic agents - Cardiovascular System

Treats various heart conditions. Most frequently it is used for atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and heart failure.

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Duloxetine

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Antidepressants - Central Nervous System

Treats major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, fibromyalgia, and neuropathic pain.

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Endone

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Narcotic analgesics – Analgesia

Semisynthetic narcotic analgesic. Mod-severe pain

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Enoxaparin

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Anticoagulant that helps prevent the formation of blood clots. Prevents PE and DVT

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Esomeprazole

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Hyperacidity, reflux and ulcers
Use: PPI. GORD symptomatic relief; treatment, relapse prevention in reflux oesophagitis; short-term treatment of NSAID assoc upper GI symptoms; NSAID assoc peptic ulcer prevention (in high risk patients)

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Fentanyl Patches

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Narcotic analgesics
Opioid analgesic. Management of opioid responsive pain assoc with cancer, palliative care, other conditions where daily, continuous, long-term opioid therapy is nec and other therapy has failed

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Frusemide

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Diuretics
medication used to treat fluid build-up due to heart failure, liver scarring, or kidney disease. It may also be used for the treatment of high blood pressure.

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Haloperidol

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Antipsychotic agents
treatment of schizophrenia, tics in Tourette syndrome, mania in bipolar disorder, nausea and vomiting, delirium, agitation, acute psychosis, and hallucinations in alcohol withdrawal.

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Heparin

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Anticoagulants, antithrombotics

Prevents and treats VTE and unstable angina

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Ipratropium

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Bronchodilator aerosols and inhalations
works to dilate airways of the lungs. The FDA approved indications are bronchospasms associated with chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), which include emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

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Lactulose
Laxatives | Osmotic laxative. Treatment, prevention of portal systemic encephalopathy (PSE) incl hepatic precoma, coma
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Loperamide
Antidiarrhoeals Used to decrease the frequency of diarrhea. It is often used for this purpose in gastroenteritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and short bowel syndrome. It is not recommended for those with blood in the stool.
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Lorazepam
Antianxiety agents | Anxiety disorder management; short-term relief of anxiety incl assoc with depressive symptoms; preop medication
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Metoclopramide
Antiemetics, antinauseants Noncytotoxic and supportive therapy dopamine antagonist used to treat nausea and vomiting that may be associated with diabetic gastroparesis in addition to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It can also be used to prevent nausea or vomiting associated with chemotherapy or certain surgical or diagnostic procedures
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Metoprolol
Beta-adrenergic blocking agents It is used to treat high blood pressure, chest pain due to poor blood flow to the heart, and a number of conditions involving an abnormally fast heart rate.
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Miconazole
Topical antifungals antifungal medication used to treat ring worm, pityriasis versicolor, and yeast infections of the skin or vagina. It is used for ring worm of the body, groin (jock itch), and feet (athlete's foot).
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Microlax
Laxatives | Rectal constipation, faecal incontinence; preparation for X-ray exam, rectoscopy
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Nilstat
Antifungal agents It is used to treat Candida infections of the skin including diaper rash, thrush, esophageal candidiasis, and vaginal yeast infections. It may also be used to prevent candidiasis in those who are at high risk.
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Olanzapine
Antipsychotic agents | Schizophrenia, related psychoses; acute mania in bipolar I disorder (short term therapy)
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Ondansetron
Noncytotoxic and supportive therapy used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery. It is also effective for treating gastroenteritis.
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Oxazepam
Antianxiety agents Anxiety disorder; short-term relief of anxiety symptoms; depression assoc anxiety; acute tremulousness, confusion, anxiety assoc with alcohol withdrawal
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IR & CR Oxycodone
opioid medication used for treatment of moderate to severe pain.
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Pantoprazole
Hyperacidity, reflux and ulcers | Use: PPI. GORD relief incl heartburn, acid regurgitation, other assoc symptoms
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Perindopril
Antihypertensive agents long-acting ACE inhibitor used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, or stable coronary artery disease in form of perindopril arginine
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Pregabalin
Anticonvulsants Simple analgesics and antipyretics medication used to treat epilepsy, neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, restless leg syndrome, and generalized anxiety disorder. Its use in epilepsy is as an add-on therapy for partial seizures.
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Propranolol
Beta-adrenergic blocking agents Nonselective β-blocker. Hypertension; angina; some cardiac dysrhythmias; essential tremor incl familial, senile; phaeochromocytoma
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Ramipril
Antihypertensive agents ACE inhibitor. Hypertension (except renovascular); post-MI heart failure; prevention of progressive renal failure in persistent proteinuria
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Risperidone
Antipsychotic agents | It is used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and irritability associated with autism.
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Rosuvastatin
Hypolipidaemic agents Used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. It belongs to a group of drugs known as "statins." It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver.
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Salbutamol
Bronchodilator aerosols and inhalations | Relief of bronchospasm (asthma, COPD); acute prophylaxis incl against exercise induced asthma
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Seretide
Preventive aerosols and inhalations Bronchodilator aerosols and inhalations management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Corticosteroid + long acting β 2 -agonist. Maintenance treatment of asthma in which combination therapy is appropriate; severe COPD with repeated exacerbations despite regular β 2 -agonists
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Thiamine
Vitamin B1
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Targin
Narcotic analgesics | Opioid analgesic + competitive opioid antagonist. Mod-severe chronic pain unresponsive to non-narcotic analgesia
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Temazepam
Sedatives, hypnotics | Benzodiazepine. Adjunct in short-term management of insomnia in adults
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Thyroxine
Thyroid hormones and antithyroid agents | Thyroid hormone. Thyroid hormone deficiency; TSH responsive thyroid tumours
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Venlafaxine
Antidepressants SNRI. Major depression incl relapse/ recurrence prevention; generalised/ social anxiety disorder; panic disorder incl relapse prevention
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Warfarin
Anticoagulants, antithrombotics Coumarin anticoagulant. Prophylaxis, treatment of PE, venous thrombosis and its extension, thromboembolic complications assoc with AF; coronary occlusion adjunctive treatment

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