Risk of stroke and increased risk of mortality in elderly patients treated for dementia. Use of Antipsychotic Medicines in the Elderly with Dementia To date, just one antipsychotic medicine, risperidone has been authorised in Ireland for short-term (up to 6 weeks) treatment of persistent aggression in Alzheimer’s dementia, unresponsive to non-pharmacological approaches and where there [...]
Company: Chiesi Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. HT. Sport Permitted. Active ingredient: Tobramycin 300mg/4ml. Description: Nebuliser solution in single-dose container. Presentation: Price on request. Indication: Management of chronic pulmonary infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with cystic fibrosis aged 6 years and older. Pharmacology: Tobramycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic produced by Streptomyces tenebrarius. It acts [...]
Company: Actavis Ireland Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Ciprofloxacin (as HCl) 250mg, 500mg, 750mg. Description: White or yellowish, biconvex, scored film-coated tablets marked C followed by strength. The tablets can be divided into equal halves. Presentation: Prices on request. Indications: Lower respiratory tract infections (RTIs) due to Gram-negative bacteria including exacerbations [...]
Company: Ferring Ireland Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Degarelix (as acetate) 80mg, 120mg. Description: Powder and solvent for solution for injection. Presentation: 80mg-1; 120mg-2. Prices available on request. Indication: Treatment of adult male patients with advanced hormone-dependent prostate cancer. Pharmacology: Degarelix is a selective gonadotrophin releasing-hormone (GnRH) antagonist that competitively and reversibly [...]
Hospital. Sport permitted Hospira Ireland Ltd is pleased to announce the launch of Hospira Gemcitabine to the Irish market. Hospira Gemcitabine is indicated for: • Bladder Cancer: Locally advanced or metastatic bladder cancer in combination with cisplatin. • Breast Cancer: In combination with paclitaxel, for locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer in relapsed disease following [...]
Prescription. Sport permitted. Hospira Ireland Ltd is pleased to announce the launch of Piperacillin/Tazobactam Powder for Solution for Injection or Infusion. Piperacillin/Tazobactam is indicated for the treatment of adults and adolescents with moderate to severe systemic and/or local bacterial infections in which betalactamase producing bacteria are suspected or have been detected. These include: • Nosocomial [...]
Company: Niche Generics Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport permitted. Active ingredient: Pantoprazole 20mg, 40mg. Description: Light brownish yellow, oval, slightly biconvex gastro-resistant tablets. Presentation: 20mg-28, €12.03; 40mg-28, €25.50. Indications: Pantoprazole Niche 20mg: Treatment of mild reflux disease and associated symptoms (e.g. heartburn, acid regurgitation, pain on swallowing). Long-term management and prevention of relapse in [...]
Company: GlaxoSmithKline (Ireland) Ltd. Legal category: Controlled Drug. Sport prohibited. Active ingredient: Methadone HCl, 1mg. Description: Clear green viscous oral solution. Indications: Relief of severe pain in conditions where morphine may be a reasonable alternative, such as severe cancer pain. Treatment of opioid drug addictions (as a narcotic abstinence syndrome suppressant), as substitution or maintenance [...]
Company: Clonmel Healthcare Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. Sport permitted. Active ingredients: Piperacillin (Na+ salt)/ tazobactam (Na+ salt), 4g/500mg. Description: Powder for solution for injection or infusion. Presentation: 1 vial, price available on request. Indications: Moderate to severe systemic and/or local bacterial infections in which betalactamase producing bacteria are suspected or have been detected. Adults/Adolescents and [...]
Company: A. Menarini Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd. Legal category: Prescription. GMS. Sport pending. Active ingredient: Ranolazine, 375mg, 500mg, 750mg. Description: Respectively, pale blue, light orange, pale green oval-shaped prolonged-release tablets engraved with CVT and strength on one side. Presentations: 375mg-60, €53.37; 500mg-60, €53.37; 750mg-60, €53.37. Indication: Add-on therapy for the symptomatic treatment of patients with stable [...]
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