BMA Concise Guide to Medicine & Drugs, 5 ed.

DRUG FINDER AND INDEX

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factor VIIa a blood extract to promote blood clotting

factor VIII a blood extract to promote blood clotting

factor IX a blood extract to promote blood clotting

factor XIII a blood extract to promote blood clotting

famciclovir an antiviral

famotidine an anti-ulcer drug

Famvir a brand name for famciclovir (an antiviral)

Fansidar a brand-name antimalarial containing pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine

Fareston a brand name for toremifene (an anticancer drug)

Farlutal a brand name for medroxyprogesterone (a female sex hormone)

Fasigyn a brand name for tinidazole (an antibacterial)

Faslodex a brand name for fluvestrant (an anticancer drug for breast cancer)

Faverin a brand name for fluvoxamine (an antidepressant)

febuxostat a drug used to treat gout

Febzin XL a brand name for clarithromycin (an antibiotic)

Fefol a brand name for folic acid (a vitamin) with iron (a mineral)

felbinac a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory

Feldene a brand name for piroxicam (a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and drug for gout)

felodipine, a calcium channel blocker

Felotens XL a brand name for felodipine (calcium channel blocker)

felypressin a vasoconstrictor used in dentistry

female sex hormones

Femapak a brand-name preparation for menopausal symptoms containing estradiol and dydrogesterone

Femara a brand name for letrozole (an anticancer drug)

Fematrix a brand name for estradiol (an oestrogen)

Femodene a brand-name oral contraceptive containing ethinylestradiol and gestodene

Femodette a brand-name oral contraceptive containing gestodene and ethinyl estradiol

Femoston 1/10 & 2/10 brand-name preparations for menopausal symptoms containing estradiol and dydrogesterone

Femoston-conti a brand-name preparation for menopausal symptoms containing estradiol and dydrogesterone

FemSeven a brand name for estradiol (an oestrogen)

FemSeven Conti a brand name for estradiol with levonorgestrel for hormone replacement therapy

fenbufen a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory

Fencino a brand name for fentanyl (an opioid analgesic)

fenofibrate a lipid-lowering drug

fenoprofen a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory

Fenopron a brand name for fenoprofen (a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory)

fenoterol a sympathomimetic bronchodilator

Fenox a brand name for phenylephrine (a decongestant)

fentanyl an opioid analgesic used in general anaesthesia and labour

Fentazin a brand name for perphenazine (an antipsychotic and anti-emetic)

Feospan a brand name for iron (a mineral)

Feprapax a brand name for lofepramine (a tricyclic antidepressant)

ferric ammonium citrate iron (a mineral)

Ferriprox a brand name for deferiprone (used to treat iron overload)

Ferrograd a brand name for iron (a mineral)

Ferrograd C a brand name for iron (a mineral) with vitamin C (a vitamin)

Ferrograd Folic a brand name for folic acid (a vitamin) with iron (a mineral)

ferrous fumarate iron (a mineral)

ferrous gluconate iron (a mineral)

ferrous glycine sulphate iron (a mineral)

ferrous sulphate iron (a mineral)

Fersaday a brand name for iron (a mineral)

fexofenadine an antihistamine

Fibrazate (bezatard) XL a brand name for bezafibrate (a lipid-lowering drug)

Fibrogammin P a brand name for factor XIII (a blood extract to promote blood clotting)

Fibro-vein a brand name for sodium tetradecyl sulphate (a drug for varicose veins)

Filair a brand name for beclometasone (a corticosteroid)

filgrastim, a blood growth stimulant

Filnarine SR a brand name for morphine (an opioid analgesic)

finasteride, a male sex hormone for benign prostatic hypertrophy

Firazyr a brand name for icatibant (a drug used to treat angioedema)

Flagyl a brand name for metronidazole (an antibacterial and antiprotozoal)

Flamazine a brand name for silver sulfadiazine (a topical antibacterial)

flavoxate a urinary antispasmodic

Flebogamma a brand name for human immunoglobulin (a preparation injected to prevent infectious diseases)

flecainide an anti-arrhythmic

Flectone XL a brand name for tamsulosin (an alpha blocker for prostate disorders)

Flexin Continus a brand name for indometacin (a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory)

Flixonase a brand name for fluticasone (a corticosteroid)

Flixotide a brand name for fluticasone (a corticosteroid)

Flolan a brand name for epoprostenol (an anticoagulant and vasodilator)

Flomaxtra XL a brand name for tamsulosin (an alpha blocker for prostate disorders)

Florinef a brand name for fludrocortisone (a corticosteroid)

Floxapen a brand name for flucloxacillin (a penicillin antibiotic)

Fluanxol a brand name for flupentixol (an antipsychotic used in depression)

Fluarix a brand-name vaccine to protect against influenza

flucloxacillin, a penicillin antibiotic

fluconazole, an antifungal

flucytosine an antifungal

Fludara a brand name for fludarabine (an anticancer drug)

fludarabine an anticancer drug

fludrocortisone a corticosteroid

fludroxycortide previously known as flurandrenolone, a topical corticosteroid

flumazenil an antidote for benzodiazepine overdose

flumetasone a corticosteroid

flunitrazepam a benzodiazepine sleeping drug

fluocinolone a topical corticosteroid

fluocinonide a topical corticosteroid

fluocortolone a topical corticosteroid

Fluor-a-day a brand name for fluoride (a mineral)

fluorescein a drug used to stain the eye before examination

fluoride a mineral

Fluorigard a brand name for fluoride (a mineral)

fluorometholone a corticosteroid for eye disorders

fluorouracil an anticancer drug

fluoxetine, an antidepressant

flupentixol, an antipsychotic used in depression

fluphenazine an antipsychotic used in depression

flurandrenolone see fludroxycortide, a topical corticosteroid

flurazepam a benzodiazepine sleeping drug

flurbiprofen a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory

flutamide, an anticancer drug

fluticasone, a corticosteroid

Flutiform a brand name for combined formoterol (a sympathomimetic bronchodilator) and fluticasone (a corticosteroid)

fluvastatin a lipid-lowering drug

fluvoxamine an antidepressant

FML a brand name for fluorometholone (a corticosteroid)

folate sodium folic acid (a vitamin)

folic acid a vitamin

folinic acid a vitamin

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) a natural hormone for infertility

follitropin alfa a drug for infertility

follitropin beta a drug for infertility

fomepizole an antidote for ethylene glycol and methanol poisoning

Fomict a brand name for fosfomycin (an antibacterial)

fondaparinux an anticoagulant

Foradil a brand name for formoterol (a bronchodilator)

Foraven XL a brand name for modified-release venlafaxine (an antidepressant)

Forceval a brand-name multivitamin preparation

Fortipine LA a brand name for modified-release nifedipine (a calcium channel blocker)

Formagin a brand name for degarelix (an anticancer drug used to treat advanced prostate cancer)

formoterol formerly known as eformoterol (a sympathomimetic bronchodilator)

Forsteo a brand name for teriparatide (a drug for bone disorders)

Fortral a brand name for pentazocine (an opioid analgesic)

Fortum a brand name for ceftazidime (a cephalosporin antibiotic)

Fosamax a brand name for alendronic acid (a drug for bone disorders)

Fosamax Once Weekly a brand name for alendronic acid (a drug for bone disorders)

fosamprenavir an antiretroviral for HIV/AIDS

Fosavance a brand name for alendronic acid (a drug for bone disorders) with colecalciferol (vitamin D)

Foscan a brand name for temoprofin (an anticancer drug)

foscarnet an antiviral

Foscavir a brand name for foscarnet (an antiviral)

fosfomycin an antibacterial

fosinopril an ACE inhibitor

Fostair a brand name for beclometasone (a corticosteroid) with formoterol (a sympathomimetic brochodilator)

Fragmin a brand name for dalteparin (a low-molecular-weight heparin used as an anticoagulant)

framycetin a topical aminoglycoside antibiotic for ear, eye, and skin infections

frangula a mild stimulant laxative

Frisium a brand name for clobazam (a benzodiazepine anti-anxiety drug)

Froben a brand name for flurbiprofen (a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory)

Froop a brand name for furosemide (a loop diuretic)

Frovatriptan a drug for migraine

Frumil a brand name for amiloride with furosemide (both diuretics)

Frusene a brand name for furosemide with triamterene (both diuretics)

Frusol a brand name for furosemide (a loop diuretic)

FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) a natural hormone for infertility

Fucibet a brand name for betamethasone (a corticosteroid) with fusidic acid (an antibiotic)

Fucidin a brand name for fusidic acid (an antibiotic)

Fucithalmic a brand name for fusidic acid (an antibiotic)

Fultium-D3 a brand name for colecalciferol (vitamin D)

Fulvestrant an anticancer drug used for treatment of breast cancer

Fungilin a brand name for amphotericin (an antifungal)

Fungizone a brand name for amphotericin (an antifungal)

furosemide (previously known as frusemide), a loop diuretic

fusidic acid an antibiotic

Fuzeon a brand name for enfuvirtide (an antiretroviral for HIV/AIDS)

Fybogel a brand name for ispaghula (a bulk-forming agent used as a laxative and antidiarrhoeal)



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