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Product name	Date released
Alphagan P 20 Apr 2017   Download PDF Standard Print
Alphamox 23 Nov 2017   ALPHAMOX contains the active ingredient amoxicillin, which is an antibiotic that belongs to a group of medicines called penicillins. ALPHAMOX is used to treat a range of infections caused by bacteria. These may be infections of the chest (pneumonia), tonsils (tonsillitis), sinuses (sinusitis), urinary and genital tract, skin and fleshy tissues. ALPHAMOX works by killing the bacteria that causes these infections. ALPHAMOX can also be used to prevent endocarditis (heart infection) in some people. ALPHAMOX will not work against infections caused by viruses, such as colds or flu. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
Alphapress 27 Sep 2019   ALPHAPRESS is used to lower high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. It is normally used together with other medicines for high blood pressure. This medicine works by widening the blood vessels so that blood passes through them more easily. This helps to lower blood pressure. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason. There is not enough information to recommend the use of this medicine in children. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
Alprim 17 Jan 2020   Alprim is used to treat infections of the urinary tract caused by bacteria. Alprim belongs to a group of medicines called antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of the bacteria that is causing your infection. Use Alprim only as directed and consult a health care professional if pain or symptoms persist. Alprim will not work against infections caused by viruses, such as colds or flu. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Alprim has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed Alprim for another reason. Alprim is available only with a doctor's prescription. Alprim is not recommended for use in children under 6 years of age, as the safety and effectiveness of Alprim in this age group has not been established. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
Alprolix 02 Jun 2020   ALPROLIX is used for the management of haemophilia B (congenital factor IX deficiency). ALPROLIX is used to: control and prevent bleeding episodes routinely prevent and reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes reduce bleeding before, during, and after surgery. People with haemophilia B lack sufficient factor IX to control bleeding. ALPROLIX works by replacing factor IX to enable blood to clot. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason. This medicine is not addictive. It is available only with a doctor's prescription. Do not give this medicine to anyone else. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
Altargo 30 Apr 2014   Altargo ointment contains the antibiotic retapamulin as the active ingredient. It also contains the inactive ingredient soft white paraffin and may contain traces of the antioxidant, butylated hydroxytoluene. The active ingredient is derived from the antibiotic pleuromutilin. It works by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis. Altargo is used to treat the following skin infections caused by bacteria in adults and children aged nine months and older: primary impetigo secondarily infected traumatic lesions e.g. small lacerations, abrasions, sutured wounds secondarily infected dermatoses including infected psoriasis, infected atopic dermatitis and infected contact dermatitis Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. This medicine is not expected to affect your ability to drive a car or operate machinery. There is not enough information to recommend the use of this medicine for children under the age of nine months. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
Alunbrig 14 Jan 2020   Alunbrig contains the active ingredient brigatinib. Alunbrig belongs to a group of medicines called anti-neoplastic (or anti-cancer) agents which are used to treat cancer. Alunbrig is used to treat adults with a type of lung cancer called non-small cell lung cancer. It is used if your cancer: is ALK-positive – this means your cancer cells have a fault in a gene called anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is advanced or has spread to another part of your body (metastatic) has previously been treated with a medicine called crizotinib, which is causing too many side effects or has stopped working. Alunbrig prevents the activity of the ALK protein. This protein is known to be involved in the growth and spread of cancer cells. Alunbrig may slow down or stop the growth of your cancer. It may also help to shrink your cancer. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why it has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another purpose. This medicine is not addictive. This is available only with a doctor's prescription. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
Alvesco (AP) 26 Sep 2018   ALVESCO is inhaled into the lungs for the treatment of asthma. Asthma is a disease where the lining of the lungs becomes inflamed (red and swollen), making it difficult to breathe. ALVESCO contains a medicine called ciclesonide, which belongs to a family of medicines called corticosteroids. ALVESCO metered dose inhalers deliver a measured amount of ciclesonide, which acts directly on your air passages to reduce inflammation and help keep the air passages open. In doing so, this medication helps to improve your condition and to prevent asthma attacks from occurring. It is a preventer and needs to be taken regularly. ALVESCO will NOT give you immediate relief of wheezing or breathlessness during sudden, severe or continuous asthma attacks. In this situation you should use a quick acting reliever inhaler, which contains a different medicine, a so-called bronchodilator. Your doctor may prescribe ALVESCO to replace corticosteroid tablets, which will mean that you need to take both medicines for a short period of time. It is important to follow your doctor's instructions in using your medicines Your doctor may have prescribed ALVESCO for another reason. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions about why ALVESCO has been prescribed for you. ALVESCO is not addictive. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
Amaryl 29 Aug 2016   Amaryl is used to control blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Amaryl is used when healthy eating and increased physical activity are not enough to control your blood glucose. Amaryl can be used alone, or together with insulin or other medicines for treating diabetes. How it works Amaryl lowers high blood glucose by increasing the amount of insulin produced by your pancreas. Amaryl belongs to a group of medicines called sulfonylureas. If your blood glucose in not controlled properly, you may experience hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose - a "hypo") or hyperglycaemia (high blood glucose). Low blood glucose can occur suddenly. Signs may include: weakness, trembling or shaking sweating lightheadedness, dizziness, headache or lack of concentration tearfulness or crying irritability hunger numbness around the lips and tongue If not treated promptly, these may progress to: loss of co-ordination slurred speech confusion loss of consciousness or seizures High blood glucose usually occurs more slowly than low blood glucose. Signs of high blood glucose may include: lethargy or tiredness headache thirst passing large amounts of urine blurred vision High blood glucose can lead to serious problems with your heart, eyes, circulation or kidneys. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. This medicine is only available with a doctor's prescription. There is no evidence that Amaryl is addictive. read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print
Ambrisentan Mylan 24 Nov 2020   AMBRISENTAN MYLAN contains the active ingredient ambrisentan which is a type of medicine called an endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA). It is used to treat adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which is high blood pressure in the blood vessels (the pulmonary arteries) that carry blood from the heart to the lungs. In people with PAH, these arteries get narrower, so the heart has to work harder to pump blood through them. This causes people to become tired, dizzy and short of breath. This medicine works by widening the pulmonary arteries, making it easier for your heart to pump blood through them. This lowers the blood pressure and relieves your symptoms. AMBRISENTAN MYLAN is not recommended for us in children as there have been no studies of its effects in children. AMBRISENTAN MYLAN must not be used for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and must not be used in patients who have IPF with or without secondary pulmonary hypertension. AMBRISENTAN MYLAN is available as 5 mg and 10 mg tablets. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription read more Download PDF Standard Print Download PDF Large Print

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