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This series of "advice tips" on commonly used drugs is written by pharmacists from the Sussex Pharmacy Academic Practice Unit. It is intended as a reminder of points to be made by pharmacists as they hand out dispensed medicines.

The list is not intended to be comprehensive but to cover some important points.

We should like to stress that "Advice for Patients" has been produced as an aid for health professionals. The cards are not intended for issue to patients and do not replace the written patient information produced by medicine manufacturers.

"Advice to patients" tips

Ordered numerically (1-50)
(1  10  20  30  40  50)

1. Salbutamol inhaler
2. Temazepam tablets
3. Ibuprofen tablets
4. Lactulose solution
5. Ranitidine tablets
6. Bendrofluazide tablets
7. Co-proxamol tablets
8. Atenolol tablets
9. Amoxycillin capsules
10. Erythromycin tablets
11. Digoxin tablets
12. Fluoxetine capsules
13. Omeprazole capsules
14. Diclofenac tablets
15. Thyroxine tablets
16. Frusemide tablets
17. Captopril tablets
18. Beclomethasone inhaler
19. Isosorbide dinitrate and mononitrate modified release capsules and tablets
20. Co-dydramol tablets
21. Nifedipine modified release preparations
22. Combined oral contraceptives: 21-day monophasic products
23. Penicillin V tablets
24. Phenytoin tablets and capsules
25. Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets
26. Chloramphenicol eye-drops
27. Ferrous sulphate tablets
28. Hypromellose eye drops
29. Paracetamol tablets
30. Senna tablets
31. Co-amoxiclav tablets
32. Metformin tablets
33. Loratadine tablets
34. Gliclazide tablets
35. Lansoprazole capsules
36. Ispaghula husk
37. Betamethasone valerate cream and ointment
38. Co-codamol tablets (8/500 and 30/500)
39. Trimethoprim tablets
40. Diazepam tablets
41. Amlodipine tablets
42. Tamoxifen tablets
43. Allopurinol tablets
44. Simvastatin tablets
45. Oxybutynin tablets
46. Amitriptyline tablets
47. Quinine tablets
48. Sodium cromoglicate eye-drops
49. Dihydrocodeine tablets
50. Co-careldopa tablets

(1  10  20  30  40  50)

Ordered alphabetically
(A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T)

Allopurinol tablets
Amitriptyline tablets
Amlodipine tablets
Amoxycillin capsules
Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets
Atenolol tablets

Beclomethasone inhaler
Bendrofluazide tablets
Betamethasone valerate cream and ointment

Captopril tablets
Chloramphenicol eye-drops
Co-amoxiclav tablets
Co-careldopa tablets
Co-codamol tablets (8/500 and 30/500)
Co-dydramol tablets
Co-proxamol tablets
Combined oral contraceptives: 21-day monophasic products

Diazepam tablets
Diclofenac tablets
Digoxin tablets
Dihydrocodeine tablets

Erythromycin tablets

Ferrous sulphate tablets
Fluoxetine capsules
Frusemide tablets

Gliclazide tablets

Hypromellose eye drops

Ibuprofen tablets
Isosorbide dinitrate and mononitrate modified release capsules and tablets
Ispaghula husk

Lactulose solution
Lansoprazole capsules
Loratadine tablets

Metformin tablets

Nifedipine modified release preparations

Omeprazole capsules
Oxybutynin tablets

Paracetamol tablets
Penicillin V tablets
Phenytoin tablets and capsules

Quinine tablets (for night cramps)

Ranitidine tablets

Salbutamol inhaler
Senna tablets
Simvastatin tablets
Sodium cromoglicate eye-drops

Tamoxifen tablets
Temazepam tablets
Thyroxine tablets
Trimethoprim tablets

(A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T)

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About the Authors
Carina Livingstone BPharm PhD MRPharmS
Research Pharmacist, Sussex Pharmacy Academic Practice Unit and Director, Pharmacy Practice Consultants
Duncan Livingstone BPharm MSc MRPharmS
Chief Pharmacist, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, West Sussex


About the tips/cards
The "Advice for Patients" series, first published in The Pharmaceutical Journal, arose from a patient counselling practiced research project in community pharmacies. We are grateful to Joanna Lumb, Senior Assistant Editor at The Journal, for supporting the development of this quick reference patient counselling aid. The medicines included have been selected because they are amongst those most frequently dispensed by pharmacists.