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List of Medicines proposed for sale in Class C Drug shops (Human)
Tuesday, 29th August 2017| LIST OF MEDICINES PROPOSED FOR SALE IN CLASS C DRUG SHOPS (HUMAN) |
| ORAL PREPARATIONS |
| DRUG NAME | DOSAGE FORM | CLASS | RECOMMENDATION/CAUTION |
| ACECLOFENAC | TABLET | NSAID | LOW INCIDENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS |
| ACETYLSALICYCLIC ACID | TABLET | NSAID | |
| ACTIVATED CHARCOAL | TABLETS | | SHORT TERM RELIEF OF FLATULENCE |
| BISACODYL | TABLET | STIMULANT LAXATIVE | CONSTIPATION |
| CETIRIZINE | TABLET | ANTIHISTAMINE | NON-SEDATING ANTI-HISTAMINE |
| CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE | TABLET/SYRUP | ANTIHISTAMINE | SEDATING ANTI-HISTAMINE |
| DICLOFENAC | TABLET/ CAPSULES/ SUPPOSITORIES | NSAID | LOW INCIDENCE OF GASTRO SIDE EFFECTS. MAXIMUM DAILY DOSE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 75MG |
| GLYCEROL | SUPPOSITORIES | STIMULANT LAXATIVE | CONSTIPATION |
| HYOSCINE | TABLETS | ANTI-EMETIC | WHEN INTENDED FOR USE IN TRAVEL SICKNESS |
| IBUPROFEN | TABLET S/ORAL SUSPENSION | NSAID | PREFERRED NSAID AS IT HAS FEWER SIDEEFFECTS |
IBUPROFEN IN COMBINATION WITH PSEUDOEPHEDRINE/PARACETAMOL/PARACETAMOL+CHLORZOXANE/PARACETAMOL+CAFFEINE | TABLETS | NSAID | PREPARATIONS SHOULD NOT CONTAIN MORE THAN 30MG EPHEDRINE PER TABLET |
| INDOMETHACIN | CAPSULE | NSAID | USE WITH CAUTION BECAUSE OF HIGH INCIDENCE OF SIDE-EFFECTS |
| LACTULOSE | SOLUTION | LAXATIVE | FAECAL SOFTENER |
| MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE | TABLET | ANTI-ACID | TREATMENT OF DYSPEPSIA |
| MEFENAMIC ACID | TABLET/SUSPENSION | NSAID | MANAGEMENT OF DYSMENORRHOEA |
| MELOXICAM | TABLETS | NSAID | SHORT TERM RELIEF OF ACUTE PAIN IN OSTEOARTHRITIS |
| NYSTATIN | TABLET/ORAL DROPS/PESSARIES | ANTIFUNGAL | CANDIDIASIS |
| PARACETAMOL | TABLET/SUSPENSION | ANALGESIC | PREFERRED ANALGESIC FOR THE ELDERLY |
| PARACETAMOL IN COMBINATION WITH CAFFEINE/ACECLOFENAC/CHLORZOXANE/PSEUDOEPHEDRINE+CHLORPHENIRAMINE/IBUPROFEN+CODEINE PHOSPHATE/ACETYLSAYCYLIC ACID+CAFFEINE | TABLET/CAPSULES | ANALGESIC | PREPARATIONS SHOULD CONTAIN NOT MORE THAN 10MG OF CODEINE PER TABLET, NOT MORE THAN 30MG EPHEDRINE PER TABLET |
| PIROXICAM | CAPSULE | NSAID | DOSE SHOULD NOT EXCEED MORE THAN 20MG DAILY & SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED WITH A CONCOMITTANT GASTRO-PROTECTIVE AGENT |
| VITAMINS & MINERALS |
| DRUG NAME | DOSAGE FORM | CLASS | RECOMMENDATION/CAUTION |
| DT ZINC-20 + ORAL REHYDRATION SALTS (ORS) | DISPERSIBLE TABLETS + POWDER FOR RECONSTITUTION | MINERAL SUPPLEMENT | FOR USE IN CONDITIONS RESULTING IN ZINC LOSS E.G DIARRHOEA, VOMITING, BURNS |
| MULTIVITAMIN | TABLET/ SYRUP | MULTIVITAMIN | VITAMIN DEFICIENCY |
| PREPARATIONS CONTAINING IRON+FOLIC+MULTIVITAMINS | SYRUP/ TABLETS | MULTIVITAMIN | SUPPLEMENT/ IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA |
| PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE | TABLET | VITAMIN | DEFICIENCY & FOR ISONIAZID INDUCED NEUROPATHY/PROPHYLAXIS |
| VITAMIN B COMPLEX | SYRUP | VITAMIN | VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY |
| VITAMIN C | TABLET | VITAMIN | PREVENTION & TREATMENT OF SCURVY |
| TOPICAL PREPARATIONS |
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