Medicines List

Description

Bacteripime is a broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic for intramuscular and intravenous administration.

Indications

Bacteripime is indicated in the treatment of infections caused by bacteria susceptible to cefepime, resistant to other antibiotics:

– lower respiratory tract infections, including pneumonia and bronchitis;
– uncomplicated and complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis;
– skin and subcutaneous tissue infection;
– intrabdominal infection, including peritonitis, and biliary tract infections;
– gynecological infections;
– treatment of patients with bacteremia that is related or suspected to be related to any of the infections listed above;
– empirical therapy for febrile neutropenia (reduction of neutrophil leukocytes in peripheral blood).

Subject to medical prescription.

Concentration and pharmaceutical form: 1 g powder for solution for injection/infusion

Description

The active ingredient in LanzAcid is lansoprazole. It belongs to a group of medicines called proton pump inhibitors.
LanzAcid works by lowering the amount of acid in your stomach.

Indications

LanzAcid is used for:
– Healing ulcers in your stomach or duodenum (gut);
– Healing and preventing ulcers caused by medicines called Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). This includes medicines like aspirin, ibuprofen, ketoprofen and piroxicam;
– Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD). This happens when acid from your stomach escapes into your food pipe (oesophagus) causing damage and inflammation;
Lansoprazole can relieve symptoms that can happen with the above conditions and stop them from coming back;
– The pain of indigestion or heartburn caused by too much acid (acid-related dyspepsia) in your stomach;
– Illnesses, such as Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome, where the stomach makes large amounts of acid. This can lead to diarrhoea and pain in the stomach;
– Infections caused by the bacteria Helicobacter pylori when lansoprazole is given in combination with antibiotic therapy.

Subject to medical prescription.

Concentration and pharmaceutical form: 30 mg gastro-resistant capsules, hard

Description

Telsart contains telmisartan, which belongs to a class of medicines known as angiotensin II receptor antagonists. Telsart causes the relaxation of the blood vessels and thus lowers blood pressure.

Indications

Hypertension
Treatment of essential hypertension in adults.

Cardiovascular prevention
Reduction of cardiovascular morbidity in adults with:
– manifest atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease (history of coronary heart disease, stroke, or peripheral arterial disease); or
– type 2 diabetes mellitus with documented target organ damage.

Subject to medical prescription.

Concentration and pharmaceutical form: 80 mg tablets

Description

Diab MR is a medicine that reduces blood sugar levels (oral antidiabetic medicine belonging to the sulfonylurea group).

Indications

Diab MR is used in a certain form of diabetes (type 2 diabetes mellitus) in adults, when diet, exercise and weight loss alone do not have an adequate effect on keeping blood sugar at the correct level.

Subject to medical prescription.

Concentration and pharmaceutical form: 30 mg modified-release tablets