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Madorpar/Sinemet

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L-Dopa - Parkinsons

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Phenytoin

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Anticonvulsant - Status Epilepticus and Epilepsy

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Carbamazepine

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Epilepsy, Trigeminal Neuralgia and Bipolar Disorder

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Sodium Valproate

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Epilepsy (generalised and absence seizures) and Bipolar disorder

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Lamotrigine

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Epilepsy and Bipolar Disorder

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Levitaracetam

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Epilepsy

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Amitryptilline

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Tricyclic - Depression and Neuropathic Pain

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Citalopram

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SSRI - Depression, Panic Disorder and OCD

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Diazepam

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Benzodiazepine - Status Epilepticus, Alcohol Withdrawal and Anxiety + Insomnia

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Donepezil

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Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor - Alzheimers

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Amoxicillin

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Penicillin - Pnemonia, UTI, Intra-abdominal sepsis and H.pylori

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Cephradine

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Cephalosporin - UTI/RTI

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Trimethoprim

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UTI

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Nitrofurantoin

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UTI

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Doxycycline

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Tetracycline - Acute vulgaris, LRTI, Chlamydia and Malaria

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Erythromycin

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Macrolide - Respiratory and SSTI’s

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Gentamicin

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Aminoglycoside - Severe sepsis, Pyelonephritis, Complicated UTI, Biliary and Intra-abdominal sepsis and Endocarditis

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Ciprofloxacin

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Quinolones - UTI, Severe GI infections, LRTI and only one with activity against Psedomonas Aeruginosa

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Metronidazole

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Anaerobic - C-diff, Oral Infections, Aspiration Pneumonia, Surgical and Gynae Infections and Protozoal Infections

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Vancomycin

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Glycopeptide - Gram positive Endocarditis when penicillin resistant

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Diclofenac

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NSAID - Moderate pain and Inflammation

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Codeine

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Opiate - Moderate Pain

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Morphine

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Opiate - Severe pain, breathlessness and anxiety

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Paracetamol

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Non-opiates - Acute and Chronic Pain

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Allopurinol
Xanthine-Oxidase Inhibitor - Gout Prophylaxis
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Doxazocin
Alpha-Blocker - BPH and Resistant Hypertension
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Finasteride
5-alpha-reductase Inhibitor - BPH
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Insulin
T1 and T2 Diabetes
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Gliclazide
Sulphonylurea - T2 Diabetes
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Metformin
Biguanide - T2 Diabetes
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Thyroxine
Primary Hypothyroidism and PH Secondary to Hypopituitarism
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Carbimazole
Anti-thyroid - Hyperthyroidism, preparation for Thyroidectomy and pre/post Radio-iodine treatment
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Alendronate
Bisphosphonate - Osteoporosis, severe Hypercalcaemia of Malignancy and Myeloma/Breast cancer with Bone Mets
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Calcium and Vitamin D
Osteoporosis, CKD to treat secondary hyperparathyroidism and renal osteodystrophy
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Fludrocortisone
Mineralocorticoid - Adrenocortical Insufficiency in Addisons disease
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Gaviscon
Antacid - GORD and Dyspepsia
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Ranitidine
H2 Antagonist - Peptic Ulcer disease and GORD
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Omeprazole
PPI - Peptic ulcer disease, Dyspepsia, GORD and H.pylori
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Loperamide
Anti-diarrhoea - Diarrhoea due to IBS or Viral Gastroenteritis
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Senna
Laxative - Constipation and Faecal Impaction
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Mesalazine
Aminosalicylate - Ulcerative Colitis
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Metoclopramide
Anti-emetic - Nausea and Vomiting
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Furosemide
Loop Diuretic - Breathlessness in Acute Pulmonary Oedema and Chronic Heart Failure
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Bendroflumathiazide
Thiazide Diuretic - Hypertension
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Spironolactone
Potassium Sparing Diuretic - Ascites + Oedema due to Liver Cirrhosis, Chronic Heart Failure and Primary Hyperaldosteronism
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Atenolol
B-Blocker - Hypertension, Chronic Heart Failure, Ischaemic Heart Disease, Atrial Fibrilliation and Supraventricular Tachycardia
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Diltiazem
Calcium Antagonist - Hypertension, Stable Angina and Supraventricular Arrythmias
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Ramipril
ACE Inhibitor - Hypertension, Chronic Heart Failure, Ischaemic Heart Disease, Diabetic Neuropathy and CKD with Proteinuria
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Losartan
AT1 Blocker - Hypertension, Chronic Heart Failure, Ischaemic Heart Disease
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Isosorbide Mononitrate
Nitrates - Acute angina, ACS and Pulmonary Oedema
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Digoxin
Cardiac Glycoside - AF/Flutter and Severe Heart Failure
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Amiodarone
Anti-dysrhythmics - Tachyarrythmias and Refractory Ventricular Fibrilliation
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Aspirin
Antiplatelet - ACS and Acute Ischaemic Stroke and Long Term Prevention of Thrombotic Arterial Events
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Clopidogrel
Antiplatelet - ACS and to prevent occlusion of Coronary Artery Stents and Long term prevention of Thrombotic Arterial Events
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Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Thrombolytics - Pulmonary Embolism, MI and Stroke
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Enoxaparin
LMWH - Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and DVT treatment and ACS
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Rivaroxaban
Novel Anticoagulants - To prevent Clots in Stroke, DVT and PE
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Warfarin
Oral Anticoagulants - Prevent clots in DVT and PE and AF and Heart Valve Replacements
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Simvastatin
Statin - Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Primary Hyperlipidaemia
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Salbutamol
Short Acting Beta-2-Agonist - Asthma and COPD and urgent treatment of Hyperkalaemia
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Tiotropium
Anticholinergic - Breathlessness in COPD and Chronic Asthma
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Prednisolone
Corticosteroid - Allergic and Inflammatory Disorders and to Suppress Autoimmune Disease
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Carbocysteine
Mucolytic - Clear Sputum in COPD
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Theophylline
Asthma and COPD - bronchodilation
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Oxygen
Relieve Hypoxia and accelerate reabsorption of pleural gas in Pneumothorax.

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