Products include Maxolon and Paramax. Metoclopramide is an antiemetic. Its mechanism of action is unclear but it is thought to have both central action by blocking dopamine receptors and local effect on gastric muscle, stimulating contractility. It is authorised for use in adults for the treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract associated with delayed […]
Combination Therapy For Alzheimer’s Disease
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Current management of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) involves drugs that provide symptomatic therapy. Two classes of medications have been approved in the EU for the treatment of AD: The cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs), which include galantamine rivastigmine and donepezil all approved for use in mild to moderately severe AD. The non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonist memantine […]
Alimta approved as continuation maintenance therapy
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Alimta first chemotherapy approved in Europe as continuation maintenance therapy for most common form of lung cancer. Eli Lilly and Company announced that the European Commission has granted approval for the use of Alimta (pemetrexed for injection) as a single agent for continuation maintenance therapy in patients with advanced nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). […]
Galvus approved for type 2 diabetes monotherapy
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Galvus approved for monotherapy use in patients with type 2 diabetes unable to take metformin. Novartis wish to announce that the European Commission has approved the use of Galvus (vildagliptin) in patients with type 2 diabetes unable to control their blood sugar with diet and exercise alone and who cannot take metformin, the current standard […]
Clorom XL
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Company: Morningside Healthcare Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Clarithromycin 500mg. Description: Yellow, oblong, biconvex film-coated prolonged release tablet. Presentation: 7, €7.29. Indications: Treatment of community acquired pneumonia, acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, adequately diagnosed acute bacterial sinusitis, and mild to moderate skin and soft tissue infections. Pharmacology: Clarithromycin is an antibiotic […]
Dasselta
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Company: Krka Pharma Dublin Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport Permitted. Active ingredient: Desloratadine 5mg. Description: Light blue, round, film-coated tablets with bevelled edges. Presentation: 30, €9.76. Indications: Symptomatic treatment of allergic rhinitis, urticaria. Pharmacology: Desloratadine is a non-sedating, long-acting histamine antagonist with selective peripheral H1-receptor antagonist activity. Dosage: Adult: One tablet once a day. […]
Donepezil Krka
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Company: Krka Pharma Dublin Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Donepezil HCl 5mg, 10mg. Description: White or yellowish-brown, round, biconvex film-coated tablets, respectively. Presentation: 5mg-28, €29.74; 10mg-28, €41.70. Indication: Symptomatic treatment of mild to moderately severe Alzheimer’s dementia. Pharmacology: Donepezil hydrochloride is a specific and reversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase, the predominant cholinesterase […]
Levocetirizine Krka
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Company: Krka Pharma Dublin Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Levocetirizine diHCl 5mg. Description: White, round, biconvex film-coated tablets. Presentation: 30, €6.64. Indication: Symptomatic treatment of chronic idiopathic urticaria. Pharmacology: Levocetirizine, the (R) enantiomer of cetirizine, is a potent and selective antagonist of peripheral histamine H1-receptors. Dosage: Adult: 5mg once daily. Renal […]
Olanzapine Clonmel
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Company: Clonmel Healthcare Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Olanzapine 5mg, 10mg, 15mg, 20mg. Description: Yellow, round, biconvex, orodispersible tablets marked O, O1, O2 or O3, respectively. Presentations: 5mg-28, €48.68; 10mg-28, €88.51; 15mg-28, €132.77; 20mg-28, €177.01. Indications: Treatment of schizophrenia. Treatment of moderate to severe manic episode. Prevention of recurrence of manic […]
Oralair
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Company: Stallergenes S. A. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Grass pollen allergen extract from Cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata), Sweet vernal grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum), Rye grass (Lolium perenne), Meadow grass (Poa pratensis) and Timothy (Phleum pratense) 100IR (Index of Reactivity), 300IR. Description: White to beige sublingual tablets marked 100 or 300 on both sides, […]
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