Non-prescription Medicines

Non-prescription Medicines
Fourth edition
Alan Nathan - Freelance pharmacy writer and consultant, London, UK

This new edition has been revised and updated to reflect amendments in legal category status of several products from prescription-only (POM) to pharmacy sale (P) status.

Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines currently available in the UK are reviewed in alphabetically arranged chapters on the conditions that they are licensed to treat. 44 common conditions are covered and new chapters on Chlamydia, Obesity and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia have been added.

Each chapter includes:

an introduction to the condition
detailed description of the available products, including mode of action, side-effects, cautions and contraindications, interactions and dosage
product selection points
product recommendations.

Non-prescription Medicines is the only publication in the UK that deals with available OTC medicines comprehensively and in depth. This vital resource will enable pharmacists, GPs, nurses and other healthcare professionals to make well-informed recommendations and to give sound advice to their patients.

Updates will be available online, schedule of which is yet to be determined.

Contents:
1. Acne: 2. Athlete's Foot: 3. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: 4. Cardiovascular Medicines: 5. Chlamydia (Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection): 6. Colds: 7. Cold Sores: 8. Constipation: 9. Corns and Calluses: 10. Cough: 11. Cradle Cap: 12. Cystitis: 13. Dandruff and Seborrhoeic Dermatitis: 14. Diarrhoea: 15. Dry Skin: 16. Ear Problems: 17. Emergency Hormonal Contraception: 18. Fungal Nail Infection (onychomycosis): 19. Eye Conditions: 20. Haemorrhoids: 21. Hay Fever: 22. Headlice: 23. Indigestion: 24. Insect Bites and Stings: 25. Irritable Bowel Syndrome: 26. Irritant and Allergic Dermatitis and Mild Eczema: 27. Migraine: 28. Motion Sickness: 29. Mouth Ulcers: 30. Nappy Rash: 31. Obesity Management: 32. Oral Thrush: 33. Pain: 34. Pattern Baldness: 35. Premenstrual Syndrome: 36. Scabies: 37. Smoking Cessation Products: 38. Sore Throat: 39. Temporary Sleep Disturbance: 40. Threadworm and Roundworm: 41. Vaginal Candidiasis: 42. Vaginitis and Vaginal Dryness: 43. Verrucas: 44. Warts:

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