Medicines guides
Information on commonly used medicines: what they are for, how they are usually taken, common side effects, interactions and when to speak to a doctor or pharmacist. This is general information, not advice to start or stop a medicine.
407 guides
See also: Medicine interactions, Lab tests, Symptoms
A
- Ace inhibitor and arb angioedema
- Aciclovir
- Adalimumab
- Alcohol and medicines
- Alendronic acid
- Allopurinol
- Aloe vera gel latex and supplements
- Alpha lipoic acid supplement neuropathy
- Amiodarone
- Amiodarone toxicity and monitoring
- Amitriptyline
- Amlodipine
- Amoxicillin
- Andrographis herbal remedy colds evidence safety
- Antacids and medicine absorption timing
- Antibiotics and the contraceptive pill
- Antidepressant discontinuation symptoms
- Antipsychotic weight gain and metabolic monitoring
- Apixaban
- Aripiprazole
- Aspirin
- Asthma beta blockers and anti inflammatory painkillers
- Atenolol
- Atorvastatin
- Ayurvedic medicines heavy metals uk
- Azathioprine
- Azithromycin
B
- Baclofen
- Beclometasone inhaler
- Bendroflumethiazide
- Benzoyl peroxide
- Benzydamine mouthwash
- Berberine supplement evidence interactions
- Betahistine
- Betamethasone cream
- Bilberry extract eyesight and safety
- Biotin supplements vitamin b7 and blood test interference
- Bisacodyl
- Bisoprolol
- Black seed nigella sativa evidence safety
- Brimonidine eye drops
- Budesonide formoterol inhaler
- Budesonide inhaler
- Bumetanide
- Buprenorphine patches
- Butterbur migraine hay fever liver safety
C
- Cabergoline
- Calcium supplements who needs them
- Canagliflozin
- Candesartan
- Capsaicin cream
- Carbamazepine
- Carbimazole
- Carbocisteine
- Carvedilol
- Cbd oil food supplements uk regulation
- Cefalexin
- Celecoxib
- Cetirizine
- Chamomile tea and extract evidence and safety
- Chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy
- Chinese herbal medicine safety uk
- Chloramphenicol eye drops
- Chlorphenamine
- Choline supplements and dietary sources
- Cinnamon supplements cassia ceylon coumarin
- Cinnarizine
- Ciprofloxacin
- Citalopram
- Clarithromycin
- Clobetasol
- Clomifene
- Clonazepam
- Clopidogrel
- Clotrimazole
- Co amoxiclav
- Co beneldopa
- Co codamol
- Co dydramol
- Cod liver oil and fish liver oil supplements
- Codeine phosphate
- Codeine ultra rapid metabolisers children breastfeeding
- Colchicine
- Collagen supplements skin joints evidence safety
- Combined contraceptive pill
- Comfrey pyrrolizidine alkaloids skin use safety
- Contraceptive implant
- Contraceptive injection
- Cranberry products and urinary tract infections
- Cyclizine
- Cyp1a2 smoking caffeine and medicines
- Cyp2c19 clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors
- Cyp2c9 vkorc1 warfarin dose sensitivity
- Cyp2d6 codeine tamoxifen and antidepressants
- Cyp3a4 cyp3a5 main drug metabolising enzymes
D
- Dabigatran
- Dapagliflozin
- Desmopressin
- Devils claw for joint and back pain
- Dexamethasone
- Diabetes medicines sick days and hospital stays
- Diazepam
- Diclofenac
- Diclofenac gel
- Digoxin
- Diltiazem
- Dipyridamole
- Doacs and interacting medicines
- Docusate
- Domperidone
- Donepezil
- Doxycycline
- Dpyd deficiency fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy
- Drug fever medicine induced temperature
- Dulaglutide
- Duloxetine
E
- Edoxaban
- Elderberry syrup colds and flu evidence
- Emergency contraception
- Empagliflozin
- Enalapril
- Enzyme inducing medicines contraception and anticoagulants
- Enzyme induction and inhibition herbs food smoking
- Eplerenone
- Erythromycin
- Escitalopram
- Esomeprazole
- Etanercept
- Etoricoxib
- Evening primrose oil evidence and safety
- Ezetimibe
F
- Febuxostat
- Felodipine
- Fentanyl patches
- Fenugreek supplement evidence pregnancy safety
- Ferrous fumarate
- Ferrous sulfate
- Feverfew for migraine prevention
- Fexofenadine
- Fibre supplements psyllium and prebiotics
- Finasteride
- Flecainide
- Flucloxacillin
- Fluconazole
- Fludrocortisone
- Fluoroquinolone antibiotics tendon nerve and mental health reactions
- Fluoxetine
- Fluticasone nasal spray
- Fluticasone salmeterol inhaler
- Folic acid
- Furosemide
- Fusidic acid
G
- Gabapentin
- Gabapentinoid misuse and breathing problems
- Garlic supplements evidence and safety
- Gaviscon
- Ginseng evidence and safety
- Gliclazide
- Glimepiride
- Glucosamine and chondroitin supplements evidence
- Glyceryl trinitrate
- Grapefruit and statins
- Grapefruit juice and medicines
- Green tea extract supplements and liver safety
H
- Healthy start vitamins uk scheme
- Herbal medicines and prescription interactions
- Hla b 1502 carbamazepine serious skin reactions
- Hla b 5701 abacavir hypersensitivity
- Holy basil tulsi evidence safety
- Hops sleep stress traditional use
- How pharmacists review interactions in people taking many medicines
- Hrt
- Hydrocortisone cream
- Hydrocortisone tablets
- Hydroxocobalamin
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Hydroxychloroquine retinopathy and eye screening
- Hyoscine butylbromide
I
K
L
- Lactulose
- Lamotrigine
- Lansoprazole
- Latanoprost
- Lavender oil capsules and aromatherapy
- Leflunomide
- Lemon balm stress sleep digestion evidence
- Lercanidipine
- Letrozole
- Levetiracetam
- Levothyroxine
- Levothyroxine absorption and interactions
- Lidocaine plasters
- Linagliptin
- Liothyronine
- Liraglutide
- Lisinopril
- Lithium
- Lithium nsaids ace inhibitors and dehydration
- Liver injury from painkillers and herbal products
- Long term oral steroid side effects and steroid cards
- Loperamide
- Loratadine
- Lorazepam
- Losartan
- Lutein zeaxanthin areds eye vitamins
- Lymecycline
M
- Maca root evidence and safety
- Macrogol
- Maculopapular drug rash
- Maois food and medicine interactions
- Mebendazole
- Mebeverine
- Med alprazolam xanax
- Med bismuth subsalicylate
- Med bupropion wellbutrin
- Med clindamycin lincosamide
- Med cyanocobalamin b12
- Med cyclosporine neoral
- Med diphenhydramine antihistamine
- Med fluticasone inhaled steroid
- Med gentamicin aminoglycoside
- Med guaifenesin mucinex
- Med insulin glargine lantus
- Med levodopa carbidopa sinemet
- Med magnesium oxide laxative
- Med mycophenolate cellcept
- Med ondansetron zofran
- Med piperacillin tazobactam zosyn
- Med potassium supplement
- Med ranitidine h2 blocker
- Med tacrolimus prograf
- Med tocilizumab actemra
- Med trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole septra
- Med vancomycin glycopeptide
- Med vitamin d cholecalciferol
- Medication related osteonecrosis of the jaw
- Medicine induced delirium in older adults
- Medicine induced low sodium hyponatraemia
- Medicine induced qt prolongation and torsades
- Medicine related photosensitivity reactions
- Medicines and kidney impairment
- Medicines and liver impairment
- Medicines and obesity
- Medicines and porphyria safe prescribing
- Medicines and sport anti doping uk
- Medicines and supplements during cancer treatment
- Medicines before surgery and anaesthesia
- Medicines during ramadan fasting
- Medicines for children giving safely
- Medicines for people on dialysis
- Medicines in frailty and swallowing difficulty
- Medicines in older adults deprescribing
- Medicines in pregnancy uk advice
- Medicines to avoid in heart failure
- Medicines to avoid in myasthenia gravis
- Medicines while breastfeeding
- Medroxyprogesterone
- Meloxicam
- Memantine
- Mesalazine
- Metformin
- Methotrexate
- Methotrexate toxicity warning signs and weekly dosing errors
- Methylphenidate
- Metoclopramide
- Metoprolol
- Metronidazole
- Mirabegron
- Mirtazapine
- Mometasone cream
- Mometasone nasal spray
- Montelukast
- Montelukast neuropsychiatric reactions
- Moringa supplement evidence safety
- Morphine
- Multivitamin supplements who needs them
N
- N acetylcysteine nac supplement evidence safety
- Naproxen
- Nebivolol
- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
- Niacin vitamin b3 nicotinic acid and nicotinamide
- Nicorandil
- Nifedipine
- Nitrofurantoin
- Nortriptyline
- Nsaid ace inhibitor diuretic triple whammy kidney risk
- Nsaid stomach ulcers and gastrointestinal bleeding
- Nystatin
O
P
- Palliative care medicines syringe drivers anticipatory
- Pantoprazole
- Paracetamol
- Parkinsons time critical medicines in hospital
- Paroxetine
- Passionflower anxiety sleep evidence
- Pelargonium cough cold traditional herbal medicines
- Penicillin allergy reaction types immediate and delayed
- Peppermint oil capsules for ibs
- Perindopril
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin
- Pioglitazone
- Poor intermediate and ultra rapid metabolisers explained
- Potassium raising medicine combinations
- Prasugrel
- Pravastatin
- Prednisolone
- Pregabalin
- Prescribed medicines and drug driving law uk
- Prochlorperazine
- Progestogen only pill
- Promethazine
- Propranolol
- Protein powders and shakes evidence safety
Q
R
S
- Sacubitril valsartan
- Salbutamol inhaler
- Same s adenosyl methionine supplement evidence
- Saw palmetto for enlarged prostate
- Semaglutide
- Senna
- Sertraline
- Sglt2 inhibitors ketoacidosis genital infection and foot risks
- Sick day rules for medicines
- Sildenafil
- Simvastatin
- Sitagliptin
- Slco1b1 statin muscle symptoms
- Sodium valproate
- Solifenacin
- Spironolactone
- Spirulina and chlorella supplements evidence safety
- Sports supplements contamination and batch testing
- Statins with macrolides azoles and cyp3a4 inhibitors
- Stopping smoking and medicine levels
- Sulfasalazine
- Sumatriptan
T
- Tadalafil
- Tamoxifen and cyp2d6 inhibiting antidepressants
- Tamsulosin
- Tapentadol
- Tea tree oil uses and safety
- Terbinafine
- Testosterone
- Theophylline
- Thiamine vitamin b1 deficiency and supplements
- Tibolone
- Ticagrelor
- Timolol eye drops
- Tiotropium
- Tirzepatide
- Tizanidine
- Tolterodine
- Topiramate
- Tpmt nudt15 thiopurine azathioprine mercaptopurine
- Tramadol
- Tranexamic acid
- Travelling with medicines uk
- Trazodone
- Trimethoprim
U
V
- Valproate and pregnancy prevention programme
- Valsartan
- Venlafaxine
- Verapamil
- Vitamin a supplements retinol pregnancy caution
- Vitamin b6 pyridoxine high dose nerve damage
- Vitamin c supplements ascorbic acid
- Vitamin e supplements tocopherol
- Vitamin k for newborn babies uk guide
- Vitamin k supplements and warfarin