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- Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
- ACE Inhibitors
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Diarrhoea in Children
- Acute Prostatitis
- Alopecia Areata
- Alternatives to HRT for Menopause Symptoms
- Aminosalicylates
- Amoebiasis
- Anger Management
- Angina
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Antacids
- Antihistamines
- Arterial Blood Gases
- Asthma Inhalers
- Athlete's Foot (Tinea Pedis)
- Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA and Axial SpA)
- Back Pain in Children
- BCG Immunisation
- Bedwetting Medicine (Desmopressin)
- Beta-blockers
- Biological Medicines for Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Biopsy
- Bisphosphonates
- Blepharitis
- Blood Tests
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Pain (Mastalgia)
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Calcium-channel Blockers
- Cannabis-based Medicinal Products (Medicinal Marijuana)
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Chickenpox Contact in Pregnancy
- Chikungunya Fever
- Cholecystitis
- Chondromalacia Patellae
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Chronic Pain
- Cluster Headaches
- Common Postoperative Complications
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
- Contraceptive Injection
- Cough
- Cough Medicines | Chesty Cough and Dry Cough Medicines
- Crohn's Disease
- CT Scan (Preparation and Complications)
- Cuts (Lacerations)
- Decongestants
- Delaying a Period
- Dental Abscess
- Dermatitis Herpetiformis
- DEXA Scan
- Diarrhoea Medicine
- Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)
- Dog and Cat Bites
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Eczema Triggers and Irritants
- Embarrassing Problems
- Emollients and Eczema Creams
- Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS TBNA)
- Endometrial Biopsy
- Endometriosis (Symptoms and Treatment)
- Endoscopic Ultrasound Scan
- Enlarged Prostate
- Eosinophilic Oesophagitis
- Epididymal Cyst
- Extended-spectrum Beta-lactamases (ESBLs)
- Fine-needle Aspiration
- Fingertip Units for Topical Steroids
- Fluid Overload
- Folliculitis
- Food Poisoning in Children
- Fungal Lung Infections
- Gallium Scan
- Gastritis
- Gastroscopy (Endoscopy)
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder
- Generic Medicines vs Brand Names
- Genetic Testing
- Germs (Microbes)
- Giardia
- H2 Blockers
- Haemochromatosis
- Hamstring Injury
- Headache
- Health Advice for Travel Abroad
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hiatus Hernia
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
- Hip Fracture
- HIV and AIDS
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
- Housemaid's Knee (Prepatellar Bursitis)
- Human Bites
- Hydrocele in Adults
- Hydrocele in Children
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Hyponatraemia
- Indigestion (Dyspepsia)
- Inhalers for COPD (including Inhaled Steroids)
- Joint Pain
- Knee Ligament Injuries
- Laparoscopy and Laparoscopic Surgery
- Laxatives
- Left Upper Quadrant Pain
- Lichen Planus
- Liquid Nitrogen Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Failure
- Living with a Long-term Condition
- Low Blood Pressure
- Lower Back Pain
- Lyme Disease
- Macrocytosis and Macrocytic Anaemia
- Mediastinoscopy
- Medical Negligence (Making a Complaint)
- Medication and Treatment for Dementia
- Medicines to Keep at Home
- Ménière's Disease
- Meningococcal Infection
- Meniscal Tears (Knee Cartilage Injuries)
- Meralgia Paraesthetica
- Migraine
- Migraine and Combined Hormonal Contraception
- Migraine Treatment (including Triptans)
- MMR Vaccination
- Morning After Pill and Emergency Contraception
- Motion Sickness (Travel Sickness)
- MRCP Scan
- MRI Scan
- Nail Psoriasis (Psoriatic Nail Disease)
- NHS and Other Care Options
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Non-ulcer Dyspepsia (Functional Dyspepsia)
- Norovirus
- Nut Allergy
- Obesity and Weight Loss
- Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Orlistat (Weight Loss Medicine)
- Osmolality, Osmolarity and Fluid Homeostasis
- Osteopaths and Chiropractics
- Palliative Care
- Paracetamol Overdose
- Patch Testing for Contact Dermatitis
- PEG Feeding Tubes
- Pelvic Fractures
- Perforated Eardrum
- PET Scan
- Phimosis and Paraphimosis
- Pregnancy Screening Tests (Antenatal Checks)
- Preventing Infection after Splenectomy
- Preventing Steroid-induced Osteoporosis
- Prolapsed Disc (Slipped Disc)
- PSA Test (Prostate Specific Antigen)
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rabies Vaccine
- Radionuclide Scan (Isotope Scan)
- Radiotherapy
- Recovering from a Pelvic Fracture
- Refer Yourself for NHS Talking Therapy (Counselling)
- Refer Yourself to NHS Drug and Alcohol Support Services
- Refer Yourself to Stop Smoking Services
- Retinal Detachment
- Right Upper Quadrant Pain
- Rosacea
- Rotavirus
- Scabies
- Screening Tests in the UK
- Self-referral
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI, STD)
- Sleep Apnoea (Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome)
- Snoring
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Sprains and Strains
- Statins and other Lipid-lowering Medicines
- STI Tests
- Stomach Ulcer (Gastric Ulcer)
- Strep A (Group A Strep, GAS)
- Stress Management
- Sun and Sunburn
- Surgical Drains
- Swollen Legs
- Syphilis
- TENS Machines
- Tension Headache
- Thoracic Back Pain
- Threadworms
- Tonsil Stones (Tonsilloliths)
- Tonsillectomy
- Topical Steroids for Eczema
- Travel Vaccinations
- Treatments for Epilepsy (Epilepsy Medication and Side-effects)
- Ultrasound Scan
- Urge Incontinence (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment)
- Urine Dipstick Test
- Vasectomy (Male Sterilisation)
- Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Weight Loss (Weight Reduction)
- Weight Loss Surgery
- X-ray Test
- Zinc Deficiency, Excess and Supplementation
Medications
- Aceclofenac tablets for pain and inflammation (Preservex)
- Acemetacin capsules for pain and inflammation
- Acetaminophen (Acephen, Infants' FeverAll, Mapap, Panadol, Tylenol)
- Almotriptan for migraine
- Aspirin and metoclopramide for migraine (MigraMax)
- Aspirin for pain or fever (Anadin, Disprin, Nu-Seals, Resprin)
- Benzydamine for sore mouth/throat (Difflam)
- Botulinum toxin type A for migraine (Botox)
- Bromfenac eye drops (Yellox)
- Buprenorphine for pain relief (BuTrans, Hapoctasin, Temgesic, Tephine, Transtec)
- Celecoxib capsules for pain and inflammation (Celebrex)
- Co-codamol for pain relief (Codipar, Kapake, Panadol Ultra, Paracodol, Solpadol, Solpadeine Max, Tylex, Zapain)
- Codeine for pain relief
- Co-dydramol tablets for pain relief (Paramol, Remedeine)
- Dexibuprofen tablets for pain and inflammation
- Dexketoprofen for pain (Keral)
- Diamorphine for pain relief
- Diclofenac eye drops (Voltarol Ophtha)
- Diclofenac for pain and inflammation (Diclodent, Dicloflex, Diclomax, Diclo-SR, Econac, Enstar XL, Motifene, Voltarol)
- Diclofenac gel/patch for pain and inflammation (Voltarol Emulgel, Voltarol Medicated Plaster, Flector Tissugel)
- Dihydrocodeine for pain relief (DHC Continus)
- Duloxetine for mood and nerve disorders (Cymbalta, Depalta, Duciltia)
- Eletriptan for migraine (Relpax)
- Etodolac for pain and inflammation (Lodine, Etolyn, Etopan)
- Etoricoxib for pain and inflammation (Arcoxia)
- Fenoprofen tablets for pain and inflammation (Nalfon)
- Fentanyl for pain relief (Durogesic, Matrifen, Actiq, Abstral, Effentora, PecFent)
- Flurbiprofen lozenges (Strefen)
- Flurbiprofen tablets for pain and inflammation
- Frovatriptan for migraine (Migard, Mylatrip)
- Gabapentin (Neurontin)
- Glyceryl trinitrate rectal ointment (Rectogesic)
- Hydromorphone for cancer pain (Palladone)
- Ibuprofen for pain and inflammation (Advil, Brufen, Calprofen, Fenpaed, Flarin, Nurofen)
- Ibuprofen gel for pain relief (Fenbid, Ibuderm, Ibugel, Ibuleve, Mentholatum, Nurofen, Phorpain, Radian B)
- Indometacin for pain and inflammation (Berlind, Indocid)
- Ketoprofen for pain and inflammation (Larafen, Oruvail)
- Ketoprofen gel for pain relief (Powergel, Tiloket)
- Ketorolac eye drops (Acular)
- Mefenamic acid for pain and inflammation (Ponstan)
- Meloxicam for pain and inflammation
- Meperidine for pain relief (Demerol)
- Meptazinol for pain relief (Meptid)
- Morphine for pain relief (Actimorph, Morphgesic, MST, MXL, Oramorph, Sevredol, Zomorph)
- Nabumetone for pain and inflammation
- Naproxen tablets for pain and inflammation (Naprosyn, Nexocin, Stirlescent)
- Naratriptan for migraine (Naramig)
- Nefopam for pain relief
- Oxycodone for pain relief (Ixyldone, Longtec, Lynlor, Oxeltra, Oxyact, OxyContin, Oxylan, OxyNorm, Oxypro, Reltebon, Renocontin, Shortec)
- Paracetamol (Calpol, Disprol, Hedex, Panadol)
- Paracetamol and metoclopramide for migraine (Paramax)
- Pethidine for pain relief
- Piroxicam gel for pain relief (Feldene)
- Pizotifen tablets
- Pregabalin (Alzain, Axalid, Lecaent, Lyrica)
- Rizatriptan for migraine (Maxalt)
- Sulindac tablets - a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)
- Sumatriptan - for migraine and cluster headaches (Imigran)
- Tapentadol for pain relief (Palexia)
- Tenoxicam tablets for pain and inflammation (Mobiflex)
- Tiaprofenic acid for pain and inflammation (Surgam)
- Tolfenamic acid for migraine (Clotam Rapid)
- Tramadol for pain relief (Brimisol, Marol, Maxitram, Tilodol, Tradorec, Tramquel, Tramulief, Zamadol, Zydol)
- Zolmitriptan - for migraine (Zomig)
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