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CRIXIVAN, a protease inhibitor, is used to help treat HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection. It should be used in combination with other appropriate medicines used to treat HIV. If combination therapy is not possible it may be used alone.

CRIXIVAN can be used in adults, and children 3 years of age and older who can swallow capsules.

CRIXIVAN belongs to a group of medicines called HIV protease inhibitors. It works in a different way to the other medicines used to treat HIV. CRIXIVAN works by interrupting the formation of new HIV particles in already infected cells. When HIV is attacked by CRIXIVAN, the virus is not able to reproduce normally. This helps reduce the amount of virus in the body and helps protect new cells from infection. CRIXIVAN helps reduce the amount of virus in the body and thus increases the CD4 count.

You may continue to develop infections or other illnesses associated with HIV disease while you are taking CRIXIVAN.

Lescol XL is used to lower the amount of cholesterol made by the body. Everyone has cholesterol in their blood. It is a type of fat needed by the body for many things, such as building cells, making bile acids (which help to digest food) and making some hormones. However, having too much cholesterol in the blood can contribute to the development of heart disease.

Cholesterol is present in many foods and is also made by your body. If your body does not balance the amount of cholesterol it makes with the amount of cholesterol you eat, then your cholesterol becomes too high. High cholesterol is more likely to occur with certain diseases or if you have a family history of high cholesterol.

Lescol XL does not reduce the cholesterol that comes from fat in food. Therefore, you also need to follow a low fat diet, control your weight and exercise regularly.

Lescol XL can also be used to help prevent further serious cardiac problems in people with heart disease who have already had cardiac catheterisation to open up the blood vessels in their heart.

Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason.

This medicine is only available with a doctor's prescription. It is not addictive.

There is not enough information to recommend this medicine for children.

Femara is used to treat breast cancer in women who are post-menopausal - that is, women who no longer have periods, either naturally due to their age or after surgery or chemotherapy.

Femara is available in tablets containing 2.5 mg of the active ingredient, letrozole.

Letrozole belongs to a family of medicines called aromatase inhibitors. They are also called "antioestrogens" because they act by reducing the production of oestrogen in your body.

Oestrogen stimulates the growth of certain types of breast cancer. These cancers are called "oestrogen-dependent." Reducing the production of oestrogen may help to keep the cancer from growing.

This may be the first time you are taking an "antioestrogen" such as Femara or you may have taken another "antioestrogen" such as tamoxifen in the past.

Your doctor may have prescribed Femara for another reason.

Femara is only available with a doctor's prescription. It is not addictive.

Alphamox is used to treat infections in different parts of the body caused by bacteria.

Alphamox can also be used to prevent endocarditis (heart infection) in some people.

Alphamox contains the active ingredient amoxycillin, which is an antibiotic that belongs to a group of medicines called penicillins. These medicines work by killing the bacteria that are causing your infection.

Alphamox will not work against infections caused by viruses, such as colds or flu.

Fluanxol is used for the long-term treatment of schizophrenia, a mental illness with disturbances in thinking, emotional reactions and behaviour, and other chronic mental conditions.

Fluanxol belongs to a group of medicines called thioxanthene neuroleptics. It helps to correct chemical imbalances in the brain, which may cause mental illness.

Your doctor, however, may prescribe it for another purpose.

This medicine is only available with a doctor's prescription.

Fluanxol is not addictive.

TARCEVA contains the active ingredient erlotinib.

TARCEVA is used for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after initial chemotherapy. It can be given soon after initial chemotherapy if the chemotherapy has worked and can also be given later on when initial chemotherapy has not worked.

TARCEVA is also used in combination with gemcitabine for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

TARCEVA belongs to a group of medicines called anti-neoplastic (or anti-cancer) agents which are used to treat cancer.

TARCEVA prevents the activity of a protein called epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). This protein is known to be involved in the growth and spread of cancer cells.

Your doctor may have prescribed TARCEVA for another purpose.

TARCEVA is not addictive.

This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.

Viramune is used in the treatment of the infection caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1). HIV-1 is the main virus responsible for the development of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

Viramune contains the active ingredient Nevirapine. Nevirapine belongs to a group of antiretroviral medicines called non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs). It works by inhibiting or interrupting with the enzyme reverse transcriptase that the HIV virus needs to multiply.

Viramune does not cure or prevent HIV-1 infection or AIDS, but it does hinder the growth of HIV-1.

Viramune is prescribed in combination with other antiretroviral medicines which hinder the growth of HIV-1 in other ways. When these medicines are taken with Viramune, the growth of HIV-1 is hindered more effectively.

Telzir tablets contain fosamprenavir which belongs to a group of antiretroviral medicines called protease inhibitors.

The low doses of ritonavir you take together with Telzir are designed to increase the amount of the active ingredient, amprenavir, available to control your HIV infection.

Telzir, taken with ritonavir, are used together with other antiretroviral medicines to slow down the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, which can lead to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and other related illnesses (eg AIDS-related Complex or ARC).

Telzir does not cure AIDS or kill the HIV virus, but prevents further damage to the immune system by stopping production of new viruses.

Telzir does not reduce the risk of passing the infection to others. You will still be able to pass on the HIV virus by sexual activity or by contamination with infected blood. You should still use proper precautions to prevent this.

While taking Telzir and/or any other therapy for HIV disease, you may continue to develop other infections and other complications of HIV infection. You should keep in regular contact with the doctor who is looking after you.

Telzir tablets are not addictive.

Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Telzir tablets have been prescribed for you.

Telzir oral suspension contains fosamprenavir which belongs to a group of antiretroviral medicines called protease inhibitors.

The low doses of ritonavir you take together with Telzir are designed to increase the amount of the active ingredient, amprenavir, available to control your HIV infection.

Telzir, taken with ritonavir is used together with other antiretroviral medicines to slow down the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, which can lead to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and other related illnesses (eg AIDS-related Complex or ARC).

Telzir does not cure AIDS or kill the HIV virus, but prevents further damage to the immune system by stopping production of new viruses.

Telzir does not reduce the risk of passing the infection to others. You will still be able to pass on the HIV virus by sexual activity or by contamination with infected blood. You should still use proper precautions to prevent this.

While taking Telzir and/or any other therapy for HIV disease, you may continue to develop other infections and other complications of HIV infection. You should keep in regular contact with the doctor who is looking after you.

Telzir oral suspension is not addictive.

Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Telzir oral suspension has been prescribed for you.

Zeffix belongs to a group of medicines called antivirals.

Zeffix is used to treat patients 2 years of age or over with long term (chronic) viral infection of the liver caused by hepatitis B.

Hepatitis B is a virus which damages the liver. Treatment with Zeffix can reduce the amount of hepatitis B virus in your body. This should lead to less liver damage.

Zeffix has not been shown to reduce the risk of passing hepatitis B to others. You will still be able to pass on the hepatitis virus by sexual contact or through your blood. You should use appropriate precautions.

Your doctor may have prescribed Zeffix for another reason.

Zeffix is not addictive.

If you are already taking this medicine lamivudine for HIV infection (3TC^®, Combivir^®), your doctor will continue to treat you with the higher dose for that treatment.

VARIVAX Refrigerated is a vaccine used to help prevent chickenpox (varicella). It can be given to children 12 months of age and older, teenagers and adults who are healthy.

Chickenpox is an infectious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, or otherwise known as varicella virus. It occurs in millions of people around the world each year, most often in children 5 to 9 years of age. Chickenpox is easily passed from one person to another. It is commonly spread from person to person through the air by sneezing or coughing. Once a person is infected, it usually takes about 2 to 3 weeks before symptoms of the infection start.

Symptoms of chickenpox include mild headache, moderate fever and general discomfort. These are followed by a rash of itchy, little red spots which usually start on the chest, stomach or back, but can appear anywhere on the body. There may be only a few spots or groups of spots, or even hundreds of spots that develop over the next 3 to 5 days. The spots will change into clear blisters filled with fluid which then become cloudy, break open, dry, scab and heal, usually within 5 to 20 days.

Although chickenpox is generally a fairly harmless infection, it may be associated with serious complications and/or rarely death. In children, the most common complications are bacterial skin infections. Less frequent but very serious complications include pneumonia, inflammation of the brain (encephalitis), Reye's syndrome (which causes brain and liver damage), and death. Severe disease and serious complications are more likely to occur in teenagers and adults.

VARIVAX Refrigerated contains a weakened strain of living varicella virus. This strain of live virus causes either mild or no symptoms of infection.

It is not known whether VARIVAX Refrigerated will prevent chickenpox if it is given after you have been exposed to the natural varicella virus. Therefore, vaccination before exposure is the best way to help protect against infection and possible serious complications.

Groups of people who would particularly benefit from being vaccinated with VARIVAX Refrigerated include those who have not been infected with chickenpox before and either:

VARIVAX Refrigerated works by causing your body to produce its own protection against chickenpox. It does this by making disease-fighting substances called antibodies to fight the varicella virus. If a vaccinated person comes into contact with live virus, the body is usually ready to destroy it.

Only one injection of VARIVAX Refrigerated is needed to help protect against chickenpox in children aged 12 months to 12 years. In persons aged 13 years and older, a second injection is required after the first injection.

After vaccination with VARIVAX Refrigerated, most people will produce enough antibodies against the varicella virus. However, as with all vaccines, 100% protection against chickenpox cannot be guaranteed.

The chance of a severe reaction from VARIVAX Refrigerated is very small, but the risks from not being vaccinated are very serious.

The name of your medicine is Terry White Chemists Roxithromycin. It contains the active ingredient roxithromycin.

It is used to treat:

Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed this medicine for another reason.

This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.

Roxithromycin is an antibiotic that belongs to a group of medicines called macrolides.

These antibiotics work by killing or stopping the growth of the bacteria that are causing your infection.

Roxithromycin, like other antibiotics, does not work against viral infections such as the flu.

There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive.

This medicine should not be used in children.

The name of your medicine is Terry White Chemists Pantoprazole. It contains the active ingredient, pantoprazole (as sodium sesquihydrate).

It is used to treat and help heal duodenal and gastric ulcers.

Depending on the position of the ulcer it is called a gastric or duodenal ulcer. A gastric ulcer occurs in the stomach. A duodenal ulcer occurs in the duodenum which is the tube leading out of the stomach. These can be caused in part by too much acid being made in the stomach.

Pantoprazole may also be used to prevent ulcers associated with the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). These are medicines used to relieve pain, swelling and other symptoms of inflammation, including arthritis (inflammation of the joints).

Pantoprazole is also used to treat reflux oesophagitis or reflux disease. This can be caused by "washing back" (reflux) of food and acid from the stomach into the food pipe, also known as the oesophagus.

Reflux can cause a burning sensation in the chest rising up to the throat, also known as heartburn.

Pantoprazole is also used to prevent reflux oesophagitis from coming back.

Pantoprazole is used to treat a rare condition called Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, where the stomach produces very large amounts of acid, much more than in ulcers and reflux disease.

Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason.

This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.

There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive.

There is not enough information to recommend the use of this medicine in children.