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Expand Apo-Citalopram 30 Jul 2009
 
Citalopram is used to treat depression.
Citalopram belongs to a group of antidepressant medicines called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). They are thought to work by their actions on brain chemicals called amines which are involved in controlling mood.
Depression is longer lasting and/or more severe than the 'low moods' everyone has from time to time due to the stress of everyday life. It is thought to be caused by a chemical imbalance in parts of the brain. This imbalance affects your whole body and can cause emotional and physical symptoms such as feeling low in spirit, loss of interest in activities, being unable to enjoy life, poor appetite or overeating, disturbed sleep, often waking up early, loss of sex drive, lack of energy and feeling guilty over nothing.
Citalopram corrects this chemical imbalance and may help relieve the symptoms of depression.
Your doctor may have prescribed citalopram for another reason.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you.
This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.
Citalopram is not addictive.
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Expand APO-Clarithromycin 08 Apr 2010
 
The name of your medicine is Apo-Clarithromycin. It contains the active ingredient, clarithromycin.
It is used to treat certain bacterial infections, including the following:
Infections of the respiratory tract
Skin infections
Peptic ulcer

How it works

This medicine is an antibiotic that belongs to the group of medicines macrolides. These medicines work by killing or stopping the growth of bacteria which causes infections.
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.
This medicine will not work against infection caused by viruses, such as cold or flu.
This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.
There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive.
This medicine is not expected to affect your ability to drive a car or operate machinery, but make sure you know how it affects you before driving.

Use in children

These tablets are not recommended for children under 12 years of age.
 
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Expand Apo-Clopidogrel 03 May 2010
 
The name of your medicine is APO-Clopidogrel. It contains the active ingredient, clopidogrel.
It is used to prevent blood clots forming in hardened blood vessels (a process known as atherothrombosis) which can lead to events such as stroke, heart attack or death.

How it works

Clopidogrel belongs to a group of medicine called anti-platelet medicines.
Platelets are very small blood cells which clump together during blood clotting. By preventing this clumping, anti-platelet medicines reduce the chances of blood clots forming (a process called thrombosis).
You may have been prescribed clopidogrel to help prevent blood clots forming and to reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack or death because:
you have previously suffered a heart attack, stroke or have a condition known as peripheral arterial disease (leg pain on walking or at rest).
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you.
Your doctor may have prescribed clopidogrel for another reason.
This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.
There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive.

Use in children

There is not enough information to recommend the use of this medicine in children.
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Expand Apo-Diclofenac 15 Dec 2009
 
The name of your medicine is Apo-Diclofenac. It contains the active ingredient, diclofenac sodium.
It is used to treat the symptoms of:
Rheumatism
Rheumatoid arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Pain with swelling (back pain, muscle damage and tendonitis)
Painful periods (dysmenorrhoea)

How it works

Diclofenac belongs to a group of medicines called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). It also has analgesic (painkilling) and antipyretic (fever reducing) properties.
Diclofenac acts by reducing pain (at rest and on movement), morning stiffness and swelling of the joints associated with rheumatic diseases, as well as improving function.
In addition, it has been shown to relieve period pain (dysmenorrhoea).
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you.
Your doctor may have prescribed diclofenac for another reason.
This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.
There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive.

Use in children

There is not enough information to recommend the use of this medicine in children.
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Expand Apo-Escitalopram 24 Jun 2009
 
The name of your medicine is Apo-Escitalopram. It contains the active ingredient, escitalopram oxalate.
It is used to treat depression.

How it works

It belongs to a group of medicines called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). They are thought to work by their actions on brain chemicals called amines, which are involved in controlling mood.
Depression is longer lasting or more severe than the "low moods" everyone has from time to time due to the stress of everyday life. It is thought to be caused by chemical imbalance in parts of the brain. This imbalance affects your whole body and can cause emotional and physical symptoms such as feeling low in spirit, loss of interest in activities, being unable to enjoy life, poor appetite or overeating, disturbed sleep, often waking up early, loss of sex drive, lack of energy and feeling guilty over nothing.
Escitalopram corrects this chemical imbalance and may help relieve the symptoms of depression.
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.
This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.
There is no evidence that escitalopram is addictive. However, if you suddenly stop taking it, you may get side effects.
Tell your doctor if you get any side effects after stopping escitalopram.

Use in children

Do not give escitalopram to a child or adolescent.
There is no experience with its use in children and adolescents under 18 years of age.
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Expand Apo-Fluconazole 18 Jun 2010
 
The name of your medicine is Apo-Fluconazole. It contains the active ingredient, fluconazole.
It is used to treat fungal and yeast infections and prevent them coming back.

How it works

Fluconazole belongs to a group of medicines called azole antibiotics.
It works by preventing the growth of the fungal and yeast organisms causing your infection.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you.
Your doctor may have prescribed fluconazole for another reason.
This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.
There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive.
This medicine is not expected to affect your ability to drive a car or operate machinery, but it may cause dizziness light-headedness or drowsiness (rarely) in some people. If any of these occur, do not drive, operate machinery or do anything else that could be dangerous.

Use in children

This medicine is not suitable for children weighing under 35 kg.
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Expand Apo-Fluvoxamine 16 Apr 2009
 
The name of your medicine is Apo-Fluvoxamine. It contains the active ingredient, fluvoxamine maleate.
Fluvoxamine belongs to a family of medicines known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
It is used to treat:
Depression in adults
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in adults, adolescents and children eight years old and above.

How it works

Depression
Fluvoxamine is used to treat depression in adults only. It is not recommended for treatment of this condition in children and adolescents as the safety and effectiveness of this medicine, when used for depression in this age group, have not been established.
Depression is longer lasting and/or more severe than the "low moods" everyone has from time to time due to the stress of everyday life.
It can affect your whole body and can cause emotional and physical symptoms such as feeling low in spirit, loss of interest in activities, being unable to enjoy life, poor appetite or overeating, disturbed sleep, often waking up early, loss of sex drive, lack of energy and feeling guilty for no reason.
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Fluvoxamine is also used to treat a condition known as obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in adults and children eight years of age or older.
People with OCD can have two types of symptoms - obsessions and compulsions.
Obsessions are unwanted repeated thoughts or feelings, which are ongoing.
Compulsions are the need to repeat actions over and over. The symptoms of OCD can vary from patient to patient.
Both of these conditions are thought to be caused by a chemical imbalance in parts of the brain.
Fluvoxamine corrects this chemical imbalance and may help relieve the symptoms of depression and OCD.
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 purpose.
There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive.
This medicine is only available with a doctor's prescription.
Clinical experience has shown that fluvoxamine should not affect the ability to drive or operate machinery. However, make sure you know how fluvoxamine affects you before driving or operating machinery, as it can make some people sleepy, dizzy or drowsy or affect their concentration.

Use in children

Depression
There is not enough information to recommend the use of this medicine for treating depression in children and adolescents (under 18 years of age).
OCD
There is not enough information to recommend the use of this medicine for treating OCD in children under eight years of age.
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Expand APO-Fosinopril HCTZ 23 Feb 2009
 
The name of your medicine is APO-Fosinopril HCTZ. It contains the active ingredients, Fosinopril sodium and Hydrochlorothiazide.
It is used to lower high blood pressure (hypertension). Everyone has blood pressure. This pressure helps get your blood all around your body. Your blood pressure may be different at different times of the day, depending on how busy or worried you are. You have hypertension (high blood pressure), this means that your blood pressure stays higher than is needed, even when you are relaxed.
There are usually no symptoms of hypertension. The only way of knowing that you have hypertension is to have your blood pressure checked on a regular basis. If high blood pressure is not treated it can lead to serious health problems, including stroke, heart disease and kidney failure.

How it works

These tablets contain two medicines, Fosinopril sodium and hydrochlorothiazide. Both medicines reduce blood pressure, but work in different ways.
Fosinopril sodium belongs to a group of medicines called angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. It works by widening your blood vessels, reducing the pressure in the vessels (reducing 'blood pressure') and by making it easier for your heart to pump blood around your body. This helps your heart to work better by increasing the supply of oxygen to your heart.
Hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic. It helps reduce the amount of excess fluid in the body by increasing the amount of urine produced. It also lowers high blood pressure, particularly when combined with other blood pressure reducing medicines.
Together Fosinopril and hydrochlorothiazide lower high blood pressure.
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.
This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.
There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive.
This medicine may affect your ability to drive a car or operate machinery. It may make you feel dizzy or light-headed, so wait to see if it affects you before you drive a car, operate machinery, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are not completely alert. If this occurs do not drive.

Use in children

There is not enough information to recommend the use of this medicine in children.
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Expand Apo-Gabapentin 20 Oct 2009
 
The name of your medicine is Apo-Gabapentin. It contains the active ingredient, gabapentin.
It is used to:
Control epilepsy, a condition that causes repeated seizures (fits). There are many different types of seizures, ranging from mild to severe
Treat neuropathic pain (pain due to nerves being damaged or affected).

How it works

Gabapentin belongs to a group of medicines called anticonvulsants.
It is thought to work by controlling brain chemicals which send signals to nerves to help control seizures or neuropathic pain.
This medicine helps to relieve pain.
Your doctor may prescribe gabapentin in addition to your current treatment when your current treatment is no longer working as well.
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.
This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.
There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive

Use in children

Gabapentin is not recommended for use in children under the age of:
3 years to control epilepsy
18 years for the treatment of neuropathic pain.
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Expand Apo-Gliclazide MR 18 Sep 2009
 
The name of your medicine is Apo-Gliclazide MR. It contains the active ingredient, gliclazide.
The tablets release the gliclazide gradually over 24 hours.
Gliclazide is used to control blood glucose in patients with Type II diabetes mellitus.
This type of diabetes is also known as non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or maturity onset diabetes.
Gliclazide is used when diet and exercise are not enough to control your blood glucose.
Gliclazide can be used alone, or together with other medicines for treating diabetes.

How it works

Gliclazide belongs to a group of medicines called the sulfonylureas.
Gliclazide lowers high blood glucose by increasing the amount of insulin produced by your pancreas.
Glucose is used by the body as fuel, and all people have glucose circulating in their blood.
In diabetes, levels of blood glucose are higher than is needed. This is called hyperglycaemia.
A section at the end of this leaflet contains advice about recognising and treating hyperglycaemia.
It is very important to control high blood glucose whether or not you feel unwell. This really helps to avoid serious long-term health problems, which can involve the heart, eyes, circulation, and/or kidneys.
As with many medicines used for the treatment of diabetes, there is a possibility that blood glucose levels may become very low during treatment with gliclazide.
This is known as hypoglycaemia.
A section at the end of this leaflet contains advice about recognising and treating hypoglycaemia.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you.
This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.
There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive.
Be careful driving or operating machinery until you know how gliclazide affects you.
Gliclazide may cause dizziness and drowsiness in some people.

Use in children

The use of this gliclazide in children is not recommended.
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