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Expand Adefin 08 Dec 2006
 
Adefin tablets are used either to treat high blood pressure or to prevent chronic stable angina (chest pain).
Adefin tablets are not used for the relief of a sudden attack of angina.
Adefin tablets contain the active substance nifedipine that belongs to a group of medicines called calcium channel blockers. They work by opening up blood vessels in the body to lower blood pressure and improve the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Adefin have been prescribed for you.
Your doctor may have prescribed Adefin for another reason.
Adefin is available only with a doctor's prescription.
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Expand Adefin XL 03 Jan 2006
 
ADEFIN XL is used to:
treat high blood pressure
prevent chronic stable angina, a type of angina.
ADEFIN XL is not used to relieve sudden attacks of angina.
ADEFIN XL belongs to a group of medicines called calcium channel blockers.
Calcium channel blockers work by opening up blood vessels in the body to lower blood pressure and improve the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart.
ADEFIN XL tablets are specially designed with a strong outer shell. This outer shell allows the medicine to be released slowly into the body over a longer period of time after it is taken. The outer shell is excreted or passed out in the faeces (or bowel motions), as it does not dissolve in the body. Therefore, it is normal to find a "tablet-like" object in the faeces.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why ADEFIN XL has been prescribed for you.
Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason.
This medicine is only available with a doctor's prescription.
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Expand Adenocor 16 Sep 2009
 
Adenocor is a type of medicine used to treat a condition called paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (including a condition called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome). This is when the heart beats too rapidly. If left untreated this condition can be life threatening.
Adenocor can also be used as an aid to doctors, to understand how your heart is working.
Adenocor works by slowing down the electrical impulses which control the heart rhythm. This allows the heart rhythm to return to normal.
Adenocor is only given in hospitals. It is given to you as an injection. The effect of Adenocor only lasts for a couple of minutes.
Your doctor, however, may prescribe Adenocor for another purpose.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why it has been prescribed for you.
This medicine is only available with a doctor's prescription.
This medicine is not addictive.
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Expand Adenoscan 01 May 2008
 
Adenoscan is used as an aid to doctors, to understand how your heart is working. Adenoscan is used during radionuclide imaging of your heart.
Adenoscan is given to you before the radionuclide (the agent which allows them to see your heart).
Adenoscan works by opening up your heart's blood vessels to allow blood to flow more freely and can then be seen more clearly by doctors.
Adenoscan is only given in hospitals. It is given to you as an injection.
Your doctor, however, may prescribe Adenoscan for another purpose.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why it has been prescribed for you.
This medicine is only available with a doctor's prescription.
This medicine is not addictive.
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Expand Adrenaline (AstraZeneca) 02 Aug 2006
 
Adrenaline injection is usually only given in cases of extreme emergency.
Adrenaline may be used following a heart attack, or to make the heart beat if it has stopped.
Adrenaline is also used in the emergency treatment of severe allergic reactions to insect bites or stings, medicines, foods or other substances. It may also be given during acute asthma attacks for severe breathing difficulties.
In heart conditions it can help to restart the heart and stimulates it to beat more strongly. Adrenaline injection also opens up the airways making it easier to breathe.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you.
Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason.
Adrenaline injection is not addictive.
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Expand Adrenaline (CSL) 30 Sep 2002
 
Adrenaline is a chemical which is produced naturally by our bodies. It helps to regulate most of the important functions such as heart rate, blood pressure and breathing. When we have a fright or have to fight or run, extra adrenaline is released into our blood. As this adrenaline circulates round the body it makes our heart beat faster, helps us to get more air into our lungs and increases the blood supply to the muscles. This helps us to cope with emergencies and is why we often get palpitations when we are frightened. Adrenaline injections are used to treat some emergency situations which can occur in the heart and lungs. It can only be given by injection and it acts very quickly.
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Expand Adriamycin 18 Jul 2007
 
ADRIAMYCIN is used to treat many types of cancer. ADRIAMYCIN works by stopping cancer cells from growing and multiplying. It contains the active ingredient doxorubicin hydrochloride.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why ADRIAMYCIN has been prescribed for you.
ADRIAMYCIN is to be given only under the strict supervision of your doctor.
ADRIAMYCIN is not addictive.
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Expand Adronat 25 May 2009
 
ADRONAT Once Weekly is used to treat osteoporosis.
This condition is caused by changes in the way bone is normally maintained.

Understanding bone

Bone is living, growing tissue. Throughout life, our bodies are breaking down old bone and rebuilding new bone in a continuous cycle. Until our late 20s, while bones are still developing, we gain bone by building more than we lose. From then until about age 35 the process is usually in balance, so that the amount of bone lost is about equal to the amount that is replaced. After about age 35 this balance is disturbed, with bone loss occurring at a slightly faster rate than it can be replaced. In women, after menopause, hormonal changes cause bone loss at an even faster rate. When bone loss is excessive, bones can become thinner and weaker, and therefore are more likely to break.

Osteoporosis

"Osteo" means bone, and "porosis" means something that has holes in it, like a sponge. Therefore, osteoporosis is a disease which causes bones to become more porous, gradually making them weaker, more brittle and likely to break.
Osteoporosis is common in postmenopausal women. The menopause occurs when the ovaries virtually stop producing the female hormone, oestrogen, or are removed (which may occur, for example, at the time of a hysterectomy). At this time, bone is removed faster than it is formed, so bone loss occurs and bones become weaker. The earlier a woman reaches the menopause, the greater the risk of osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis also occurs in men but is less common than in women.
Early on, osteoporosis usually has no symptoms. However, if left untreated it can result in broken bones, also called fractures. Although fractures usually cause pain, fractures of the bones of the spine may go unnoticed until they cause height loss. Fractures may occur during normal, everyday activity, such as lifting, or from minor injury that would not ordinarily fracture normal bone. Fractures usually occur at the hip, spine, or wrist and can lead not only to pain, but also to considerable deformity and disability, such as stooped posture from curvature of the spine, and loss of mobility.

How does ADRONAT Once Weekly work?

ADRONAT Once Weekly works by slowing down the process of old bone being removed, which allows the bone-forming cells time to rebuild normal bone. ADRONAT Once Weekly not only helps prevent the loss of bone but actually helps to rebuild bone and makes bone less likely to fracture. Thus, ADRONAT Once Weekly reverses the progression of osteoporosis. ADRONAT Once Weekly starts working on the bone cells immediately, but measurable effects on bone mass may not be seen for several months or more.
ADRONAT Once Weekly belongs to a group of non-hormonal medicines called bisphosphonates.
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Expand ADT Booster 16 Feb 2010
 
ADT™ Booster is a "combination" vaccine. It helps prevent two diseases, each caused by a different infection. The diseases are
diphtheria and
tetanus.
Both of these infections are serious and can be life-threatening.
ADT™ Booster is used to vaccinate children (5 years of age or older) and adults who have previously received at least three doses of a vaccine for primary immunisation against diphtheria and tetanus. ADT™ Booster is not intended for primary immunisation against diphtheria and tetanus.
ADT™ Booster is given as one additional dose (booster dose) with intervals according to national recommendations.

How ADT™ Booster works

ADT™ Booster works by getting your body to produce its own protection against the two types of bacteria (germs). The germs are those that cause two different and serious infections
diphtheria and
tetanus.
The vaccine does not contain live germs and cannot give you these illnesses.
After you have ADT™ Booster, your body makes substances called antibodies. These antibodies fight both the diphtheria and the tetanus germs. When you come into contact with these germs, your body is usually ready to destroy them.
Most people who receive the booster dose (suitable only if in the past they have had the full primary course against diphtheria and tetanus) will produce enough antibodies to protect against both the diphtheria and tetanus diseases. However, as with all vaccines, 100% protection cannot be guaranteed.
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Expand Advantan 05 Jun 2008
 
The active ingredient in Advantan® belongs to the group of medicines called corticosteroids. The corticosteroid in Advantan® is suitable to put on the skin. It is therefore called a topical corticosteroid, which is sometimes shortened to topical steroid.
When Advantan® is put on the skin, it relieves the redness, swelling, itching and irritation of the skin in eczema and psoriasis.
Advantan® preparations are available only with a doctor's prescription.
Advantan® is made up as four different preparations. Each has a distinct look and feel. They are:
ointment,
fatty ointment,
cream and
lotion.
The most solid is the fatty ointment; the most runny is the lotion. The ointment and cream are in-between in thickness.
Each preparation is especially suitable in consistency for a particular area of skin or skin condition needing treatment. Your doctor will prescribe the preparation most suitable for you.
The Advantan® preparations are medicines and should only be used on skin affected by the conditions described below.
All four Advantan® preparations treat eczema.
Advantan® ointment, fatty ointment and cream (but NOT lotion) also treat psoriasis.
Eczema is a skin condition with redness, swelling, oozing of fluid, crusting and later scaling. It is often very itchy.
Psoriasis is a skin disorder with raised, rough, reddened areas covered with dry, fine, silvery scales.
Your doctor may have prescribed Advantan® for another reason. Discuss this with him/her.
Advantan® is not addictive. It is not expected to affect your ability to drive a car or operate machinery.
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