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NEW FEXOFENADINE over the counter – Allevia tablets

Druggist

The Government recently announced the reclassification of fexofenadine 120mg, which will be available as General sale Medication (GSL), sold as branded products – Allevia 120mg tablets. When to speak to a pharmacist or a doctor before taking Allevia tablets? Until now, fexofenadine was a prescription-only medication.

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9 Calpol ALTERNATIVE products for children

Druggist

Calpol is probably the most well-known brand of paracetamol in liquid form for infants, toddlers and children. Today I will list Calpol alternative products, including other brands and forms of liquid paracetamol and alternative drugs. Boot’s brand of children’s paracetamol is another Calpol alternative. Sugar-free.

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Best Over the Counter Sleeping Pills UK

Druggist

Nytol Original and Nytol One a Night Nytol is probably the most known brand of over the counter sleeping aids. Nytol should not be used for more than two weeks without getting advice from a doctor. It is a pharmacy only medication licensed for ‘short-term’ treatment of pain experienced at the bedtime.

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Modafinil alternatives: BEST cognitive enhancers

Druggist

Modafinil (brand name Provigil) is one of the primary drugs used in the management of narcolepsy in the UK. A doctor or another qualified prescriber can only prescribe POMs. In the UK, modafinil has narrow licensed use. Various drugs can be used in the management o narcolepsy, most of which will be used outside their license.

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Can you trust Turkey-approved Alipza? Is it the same as U.S.-Approved Livalo?

Pharmacy Checkers

A friend of mine, who has very difficult to control cholesterol, was prescribed Livalo, an FDA-approved brand of the drug pitavastatin. He went to our site to discover that brand-name Livalo ( pitavastatin ). That brand-name pitavastatin , sold in Turkey, is sold under the name Alipza – not Livalo. Let’s call him John.

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Can you get melatonin over the counter in the UK?

Druggist

In the UK, licensed forms of melatonin are prescribed either for the management of insomnia in adults over 55 years of age or to help with jet lag. The supply of prescription-only medicines is possible after a prescription (NHS or private prescription) is issued to the patient by a doctor or another qualified prescriber. . £22.50.

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What is the strongest over the counter steroid cream?

Druggist

In today’s post, I will review the strongest over the counter steroid cream: clobetasone cream (brand name: Eumovate Eczema % Dermatitis cream ). The larger size of Eumovate cream and ointment (30g and 100g) tubes are licensed as prescription-only medicines and need to be prescribed by GP or another prescriber.