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Alcon Genteal Eye Ointment
Contains the active ingredient : Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose which is a type of medicine known as an eye lubricant.
Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose is a synthetic polymer that forms a film on the surface of the eye (cornea). It produces a transparent, lubricating and moistening film on the surface of the eye and is used as artificial tears.
It provides soothing relief from the symptoms of dry eyes, such as soreness, irritation or a gritty sensation. These may be caused by your eye not producing enough tears to keep the eye moist, or by things such as certain medical conditions or treatments, prolonged use of computer screens (where you tend to blink less and thus not lubricate the eyes sufficiently), or drying atmospheric conditions such as air-conditioning, central heating or atmospheric pollution.
It is preservative-free and can be used by people who wear rigid or gas permeable contact lenses, or who are sensitive to preservatives.
What is it used for?
Dry eye conditions.
Size : 10 ml / bottle
Alcon Genteal Eye Drops
Contains the active ingredient : Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose which is a type of medicine known as an eye lubricant.
Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose is a synthetic polymer that forms a film on the surface of the eye (cornea). It produces a transparent, lubricating and moistening film on the surface of the eye and is used as artificial tears.
It provides soothing relief from the symptoms of dry eyes, such as soreness, irritation or a gritty sensation. These may be caused by your eye not producing enough tears to keep the eye moist, or by things such as certain medical conditions or treatments, prolonged use of computer screens (where you tend to blink less and thus not lubricate the eyes sufficiently), or drying atmospheric conditions such as air-conditioning, central heating or atmospheric pollution.
It is preservative-free and can be used by people who wear rigid or gas permeable contact lenses, or who are sensitive to preservatives.
What is it used for?
Dry eye conditions.
Size : 10 ml / bottle
Duphaston 10 mg
Contain the female sex hormone : Progesterone. They are taken as part of HRT for the menopause.
In women with an intact womb, oestrogen based HRT stimulates the growth and build-up of the womb lining (endometrium). This can lead to endometrial cancer if the growth is unopposed. Progesterone works by opposing oestrogen's effect on the womb lining.
Utrogestan capsules are taken as part of each monthly oestrogen cycle. The progesterone causes the womb lining to be shed as a bleed, like a period. This reduces the risk of endometrial cancer, though it does not eliminate this risk entirely. Taking progesterone with oestrogen is known as combined HRT.
What is it used for?
It is used for women who have not had a hysterectomy, who are taking oestrogen based hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for the menopause.
Utrogestan is used to oppose the effect of the oestrogen on the womb lining and reduce the risk of endometrial cancer in these women.
Manufactured by Laboratories Besins International , France
Utrogestan 200 mg
Contain the female sex hormone : Progesterone. They are taken as part of HRT for the menopause.
In women with an intact womb, oestrogen based HRT stimulates the growth and build-up of the womb lining (endometrium). This can lead to endometrial cancer if the growth is unopposed. Progesterone works by opposing oestrogen's effect on the womb lining.
Utrogestan capsules are taken as part of each monthly oestrogen cycle. The progesterone causes the womb lining to be shed as a bleed, like a period. This reduces the risk of endometrial cancer, though it does not eliminate this risk entirely. Taking progesterone with oestrogen is known as combined HRT.
What is it used for?
It is used for women who have not had a hysterectomy, who are taking oestrogen based hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for the menopause.
Utrogestan is used to oppose the effect of the oestrogen on the womb lining and reduce the risk of endometrial cancer in these women.
Manufactured by Laboratories Besins International , France
Allergan Relestat Eye Drops 0.05 %
Contain the active ingredient : Epinastine Hydrochloride, which is a type of medicine called an antihistamine. It works by preventing the actions of histamine.
Histamine is a substance produced by the body as part of its defence mechanisms. It is stored in cells called mast cells, in almost all tissues of the body. When the body reacts to a foreign substance (known as an allergen, eg flower or grass pollen), the mast cells stimulated by the allergen release their stores of histamine.
The released histamine then binds to its receptors (H-1 receptors), causing a chain reaction that results in allergic symptoms. It causes an increase in blood flow to the area of the allergy, and the release of other chemicals that add to the allergic response. All this results in the symptoms of an allergic reaction.
In eye allergies such as hay fever, eg caused by flower pollen or grasses, histamine causes inflammation of the eyes, making them red, itchy and watery.
Epinastine eye drops work by blocking the histamine receptors in the eyes. This stops it causing inflammation and thus provides relief from the symptoms of the eye allergy.
What is it used for?
Relieving the eye symptoms of hay fever (seasonal allergic conjunctivitis) in adults and children aged 12 years and older.
Size : 5 ml/ bottle
Urief 4 mg
Contain the active ingredient : Silodosin which belongs to a group of medicines called alpha-blockers.
Silodosin works by helping relax the smooth muscles in the prostate, in that way it improves flow of urine. This makes it easier for you to pass water and relieves your symptoms. a type of medicine called an oral anticoagulant. It is used to stop blood clots forming inside the blood vessels. It also stops blood clots that have already formed from getting bigger.
What is it used for?
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)Size : 30 tablets / box
Matenol 20 mg
Contain active ingredient : Trimetazidine
What is it used for?
Angina Pectoris (chest pain caused by coronary disease).
It protects the heart cells from the effects of a reduced oxygen supply during an episode of angina
Size: 10 x10's = 100 tablets /box
Matenol MR 35 mg
Contain active ingredient : Trimetazidine
What is it used for?
Angina Pectoris (chest pain caused by coronary disease).
It protects the heart cells from the effects of a reduced oxygen supply during an episode of angina
Size: 10 x10's = 100 tablets /box
Vastarel MR 35 mg
Contain active ingredient : Trimetazidine
What is it used for?
Angina Pectoris (chest pain caused by coronary disease).
It protects the heart cells from the effects of a reduced oxygen supply during an episode of angina
Size: 60 tablets /box
Xigduo XR 5 mg/1,000 mg
In type 2 diabetes the cells in the body become resistant to the action of insulin. Insulin is the main hormone responsible for controlling the level of sugar (glucose) in the blood. It makes cells in the body remove sugar from the blood. When the cells are resistant to insulin this makes blood sugar levels rise too high.
Metformin is a type of antidiabetic medicine known as a biguanide. It works in a number of ways to decrease the amount of sugar in the blood. Firstly, it reduces the amount of sugar produced by cells in the liver. Secondly, it increases the sensitivity of muscle cells to insulin. This enables these cells to remove sugar from the blood more effectively. Finally, it delays absorption of sugar from the intestines into the bloodstream after eatingso that there is less of a spike in blood sugar levels after meals.
Dapagliflozin works in the kidneys, where it allows the body to excrete excess glucose from the blood into the urine.
Normally, when the kidneys filter and clean the blood, glucose is filtered out of the blood at the same time. The glucose is then reabsorbed back into the blood by a mechanism called the sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2). The kidneys normally reabsorb glucose back into the blood even when the levels of glucose in the blood are too high, as in diabetes.
Dapagliflozin works by inhibiting the SGLT2 transporter. This allows excess glucose to be filtered out of the blood and excreted in the urine. This will reduce blood sugar levels.
Dapagliflozin has two other effects that may be of benefit for people with diabetes. Firstly, it may cause weight loss due to the loss of sugar from the body. Secondly, it causes a small increase in the amount of water being filtered out of the blood into the urine (diuresis). This may help to reduce blood pressure.
What is it used for?
Type 2 diabetes in adults aged 18 years and over.
Xigduo tablets are licensed for use in people with type 2 diabetes whose blood sugar is not controlled by the maximum tolerated dose of metformin alone or who are already taking metformin and dapagliflozin as separate tablets.
Size : 4 x 7's = 28 tablets/box
Xigduo XR 10 mg/1,000 mg
In type 2 diabetes the cells in the body become resistant to the action of insulin. Insulin is the main hormone responsible for controlling the level of sugar (glucose) in the blood. It makes cells in the body remove sugar from the blood. When the cells are resistant to insulin this makes blood sugar levels rise too high.
Metformin is a type of antidiabetic medicine known as a biguanide. It works in a number of ways to decrease the amount of sugar in the blood. Firstly, it reduces the amount of sugar produced by cells in the liver. Secondly, it increases the sensitivity of muscle cells to insulin. This enables these cells to remove sugar from the blood more effectively. Finally, it delays absorption of sugar from the intestines into the bloodstream after eatingso that there is less of a spike in blood sugar levels after meals.
Dapagliflozin works in the kidneys, where it allows the body to excrete excess glucose from the blood into the urine.
Normally, when the kidneys filter and clean the blood, glucose is filtered out of the blood at the same time. The glucose is then reabsorbed back into the blood by a mechanism called the sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2). The kidneys normally reabsorb glucose back into the blood even when the levels of glucose in the blood are too high, as in diabetes.
Dapagliflozin works by inhibiting the SGLT2 transporter. This allows excess glucose to be filtered out of the blood and excreted in the urine. This will reduce blood sugar levels.
Dapagliflozin has two other effects that may be of benefit for people with diabetes. Firstly, it may cause weight loss due to the loss of sugar from the body. Secondly, it causes a small increase in the amount of water being filtered out of the blood into the urine (diuresis). This may help to reduce blood pressure.
What is it used for?
Type 2 diabetes in adults aged 18 years and over.
Xigduo tablets are licensed for use in people with type 2 diabetes whose blood sugar is not controlled by the maximum tolerated dose of metformin alone or who are already taking metformin and dapagliflozin as separate tablets.
Size : 4 x 7's = 28 tablets/box
Norvasc 10 mg
Contains the active ingredient : Amlodipine Besylate which is a type of medicine called a calcium-channel blocker (sometimes known as calcium-antagonists). Calcium-channel blockers act on muscle cells that are found in the walls of arteries.
Amlodipine works by relaxing these muscle cells, which allows the arteries to widen. This lowers the blood pressure within the arteries. Amlodipine is taken on a regular basis to lower high blood pressure.
By relaxing and widening the arteries in the heart, amlodipine also improves the blood and therefore oxygen supply to the heart.
Angina chest pain occurs when the heart doesn't get enough oxygen for the work it is doing. Amlodipine improves this oxygen supply. By lowering blood pressure it also reduces the effort the heart has to make to pump blood around the body, so that it doesn't need as much oxygen. Taken regularly, amlodipine can therefore prevent angina attacks.
What is it used for?
Lowering high blood pressure (hypertension).
Preventing angina attacks, including Prinzmetals or variant angina.
Size : 30 tablets / box
English instruction inside the box
Norvasc 5 mg
Contains the active ingredient : Amlodipine Besylate which is a type of medicine called a calcium-channel blocker (sometimes known as calcium-antagonists). Calcium-channel blockers act on muscle cells that are found in the walls of arteries.
Amlodipine works by relaxing these muscle cells, which allows the arteries to widen. This lowers the blood pressure within the arteries. Amlodipine is taken on a regular basis to lower high blood pressure.
By relaxing and widening the arteries in the heart, amlodipine also improves the blood and therefore oxygen supply to the heart.
Angina chest pain occurs when the heart doesn't get enough oxygen for the work it is doing. Amlodipine improves this oxygen supply. By lowering blood pressure it also reduces the effort the heart has to make to pump blood around the body, so that it doesn't need as much oxygen. Taken regularly, amlodipine can therefore prevent angina attacks.
What is it used for?
Lowering high blood pressure (hypertension).
Preventing angina attacks, including Prinzmetals or variant angina.
Size : 30 tablets / box
English instruction inside the box
Alber-T Ointment
Contains the active ingredient : Tolnaftate 2%, Triacetin 20%
Antifungal medicines kill fungi by interfering with their cell membranes, causing holes to appear in the fungal cell membrane.
The cell membranes of fungi are vital for their survival. They keep unwanted substances from entering the cells and stop the contents of the cells from leaking out. As tolnaftate causes holes to appear in the cell membranes, essential constituents of the fungal cells can leak out. This kills the fungi and treats the infection.
What is it used for ?
Dermal fungal infections.
Athlete's foot (tinea pedis).
Trichophyta eczematosa. Infection of T. capitis, T. facialis & T. maculovesiculosa.
Fungal infection of the groin, ie jock itch (tinea cruris).
Ringworm (tinea corporis).
Size : 10 g /tube
English instruction inside the box.
Quantia 200 mg
Contain the active ingredient : Quetiapine which is an atypical antipsychotic, which is used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or depression.
Quetiapine works in the brain, where it affects various neurotransmitters, in particular serotonin (5HT) and dopamine.
Neurotransmitters
are chemicals that are stored in nerve cells and are involved in
transmitting messages between the nerve cells. Dopamine and serotonin
are neurotransmitters known to be involved in regulating mood,
behaviour, thinking and perception, among other things.
Psychotic
illness appears to be caused by disturbances in the activity of
neurotransmitters (mainly dopamine) in the brain. Schizophrenia is known
to be associated with an overactivity of dopamine in the brain, and
this may be responsible for the delusions and hallucinations that are a
feature of this disease.
Quetiapine works by blocking the
receptors in the brain that dopamine acts on. This prevents the
excessive activity of dopamine and helps to control symptoms of
schizophrenia and manic depression.
Quetiapine improves symptoms
such as hallucinations (hearing, seeing, or sensing things that are not
really there), disturbed thoughts (such as having mistaken beliefs or
feeling unusually suspicious or paranoid), feeling depressed, anxious,
agitated, hostile or unusually excited, having a lack of emotion or
becoming withdrawn.
What is it used for?
Treating schizophrenia.
Controlling episodes of mania and depression in people with manic depression (bipolar affective disorder). If your manic or depressive episode gets better with quetiapine your doctor may also suggest you keep taking it as a mood stabiliser. This can help prevent future episodes of mania or depression.
Size: 30 tablets / box
English instruction inside the box.
Expetan 375 mg
Contains the active ingredient : Carbocysteine (Carbocisteine) which is a type of medicine known as a mucolytic.
Carbocisteine works by breaking down the mucus that is produced in the lungs. This helps to make the mucus less thick and sticky, so it is easier to cough up.
Carbocisteine can be used to help make mucus less sticky in respiratory tract problems such as bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or cystic fibrosis. Mucus produced in the lungs is also known as sputum or phlegm.
What is it used for?
Making sputum (phlegm) easier to cough up in certain lung conditions, such as those listed below.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Bronchitis.
Cystic fibrosis.
Size : 50 x 10's = 500 tablets/box