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Kaletra
Company: AbbVie Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. Hospital. Sports permitted. Active ingredients: Tablets: Lopinavir/ritonavir 100/25mg, 200/50mg. Oral solution: Lopinavir/ritonavir 80/20mg per ml....
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Isentress Chewable
Company: MSD. Legal category: Prescription. Hospital only. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Raltegravir (as potassium) 25mg, 100mg. Description: Pale yellow or orange, round or oval, orange-banana...
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Incivo Receives Approval for Twice Daily Dosing
Incivo Receives Approval for Twice Daily Dosing for Treatment Of Genotype-1 Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Janssen wish to announce that Incivo (telaprevir) has received European Commission approval for a...
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Diclofenac: CV precautions similar to that for COX-2 inhibitors
The same cardiovascular precautions now apply for diclofenac as for selective COX-2 inhibitors NSAIDs are valuable therapeutic agents in the treatment of pain and inflammation and the benefit-risk...
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Classification of evidence for NP drug treatments
Download PDF: Classification of evidence for neuropathic pain drug treatments Treatment options for neuropathic pain available in Ireland Table 1: Classification of evidence for drug treatments in...
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Neuropathic pain: Aetiology, diagnosis, management
Download PDF: NP: Aetiology, diagnosis, management Classification of evidence for neuropathic pain drug treatments Treatment options for neuropathic pain available in Ireland Definition1 Nociceptive...
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Gemzar to be Discontinued
Eli Lilly & Co. (Ireland) Ltd. would like to inform you that on the 12th of June 2013, they officially notified the Department of Health and the Irish Medicines Board of the intention to cease...
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Raporsin
Company: Actavis Ireland Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Doxazosin (as mesilate) 4mg, 8mg. Description: White, round, biconvex, prolonged release tablets...
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Meroponia
Company: Clonmel Healthcare Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Meropenem 500mg, 1g. Description: Powder for solution for injection or infusion. Presentation:...
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Eliquis
Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer EEIG Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Apixaban 5mg. Description: Pink, oval film-coated tablets marked 894 on one side and 5...
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FDA perspective reinforces safety profile of Pradaxa
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that bleeding rates associated with new use of Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) do not appear to be higher than those with new use of warfarin.1,2...
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Codeine*: Restricted use as analgesic in children / adolescents
The use of codeine for analgesia in children and adolescents under 18 has been restricted after an EU review1. This review was triggered by reports in children who received codeine for pain control...
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Combined oral contraceptives – side-effects and solutions
Download pdf Table 2: Side-effects of combined oral contraceptives SIDE EFFECT POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS SUGGESTED BRANDS NAUSEA Too much oestrogen Reduce oestrogen strength Leonore,...
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Combined Oral Contraception available in Ireland
Table 1: Combined Oral Contraception (COC) available in Ireland Synthetic progestogen (progestin)* Brand Dosage oestrogen / progestogen* Reimbursed price (one month supply unless otherwise stated)...
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Irprezide
Company: Actavis Ireland Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport prohibited. Active ingredients: Irbesartan/hydrochlorothiazide 150/12.5mg; 300/12.5mg; 300/25mg. Description: Pink, biconvex,...
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Herceptin Subcutaneous
Company: Roche Products (Ireland) Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. Hospital. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Trastuzumab 600mg/5ml. Description: Solution for subcutaneous injection. Presentation:...
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Fycompa
Company: Eisai Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Perampanel 2mg, 4mg, 6mg, 8mg, 10mg, 12mg. Description: Round, biconvex film-coated tablets. Orange, red,...
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Fresubin 5kcal SHOT
Company: Fresenius Kabi. Legal category: Nutrition. GMS. Nutritional content: High energy, fat supplement with medium chain triglyceride and long chain triglyceride fat emulsion. 500kcal and 53.8g fat...
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Fresubin 2kcal Fibre
Company: Fresenius Kabi. Legal category: Nutrition. GMS. Nutritional content: Protein (milk) 10g, carbohydrates 20g, fat 7.8g, fibre 1.6g per 100ml. Lactose and gluten free. 400kcal/200ml....
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Fresubin 2kcal
Company: Fresenius Kabi. Legal category: Nutrition. GMS. Nutritional content: Protein (milk) 10g, carbohydrates 20g, fat 7.8g per 100ml. Lactose and gluten free. 400kcal/200ml. Nutritionally complete...
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