Aminophylline - Bronchodilator
Amlodipine - Antihypertensive used for angina pectoris and conorary heart disease
Aricept (Donepezil) - Used to treat mild to moderate dementia
Atenolol - Beta blocker used primarily for HTN, angina, actue MI, tachycardia and the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal
Augmentin (Amoxicillin, Clavulanic Acid) - Combination antibiotic used to treat UTIs, RTIs, soft tissue infections, dental infection and animal or human bites
Bisoprolol - Beta blocked used primarily for HTN, CHF and preventative and primary MI treatment
Cefalaxin - Antibiotic
Cholecalciferol - Used as a vitamin D3 supplement
Clopidogrel - Antiplatelet to inhibit blood clots in the coronary artery, peripheral vascular and cerebrovascular disease
Cyclizine - Antihstamine used to treat nausea, vomiting and dizziness associated with motion sickness and post-operatively following anaesthesia and opiods
Diamox (Acetazolomide) - Diuretic that ntreats glaucoma, epileptic seizures and central sleep apnoea
Diltiazem - Calcium channel blockers used to treat HTN, angina and arrhythmia including AF
Docusate - Laxative used to treat acute constipation and haemorrhoids
Domperidone - Antidopaminergic drug that suppresses nausia and promotes actation
Doxazosin - Antihypertensive, reduce peripheral vascular disease, PTSD
Ergocalciferol - Used as a vitamin D2 supplement
Furosemide - Primarily used for HTN, oedema and CHF. Also for cirrhosis, renal impairment and hypercalcaemia
Isosorbide Mononitrate - Angina pectoris
Loperamide - Opiod that treats diarrhoea as a result of gastroenteritis or IBD
Losartan - Antihypertensive and may delay diabetic neuropathy
Naproxen - NSAID
Omeprazole - Peptic ulcer, gastroesophageal and laryngopharyngeal refluex and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Prednisolone - Corticosteroid used for hepatic failure, asthma, RA, Crohn's disease, Bell's palsy, MS, vasculitis and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Prochlorperazine - Antipsychotic agent used for the treatment of nausea and vertigo (labyrinthitis) as well as migraine headaches
Ramipril - Primarily HTN, CHF, MI and diabetic neuropathy
Sertraline - Antidepressant
Simvastatin - Reduce cholesterol to prevent CV disease
Symbicort - Budesonide/formoterol combination used to manage asthma and COPD
Thiamine - Vitamin B1. Deficieny may lead to Alzheimer's, Beriberi, optic neuropathy and Wernicker's encephalopathy
Titropium Bromide (Spiriva) - Anticholinergic bronchodilator used for COPD. Not used for acute exacerbations.
Tramadol - Used similar to codeine to treat pain. Also used for RA, restless leg syndrome and MND
Zolpidem - Insomnia
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