BMA Concise Guide to Medicine & Drugs, 5 ed.

DRUG FINDER AND INDEX

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Kadcyla a brand name for trastuzumab (an anticancer drug)

Kaletra a brand name for lopinavir with ritonavir (both antiretrovirals for HIV/AIDS)

Kalspare a brand name for triamterene with chlortalidone (both diuretics)

Kalten a brand name for amiloride with hydrochlorothiazide (both diuretics) and atenolol (a beta blocker)

Kamillosan a brand-name ointment containing chamomile used for treating nappy rash, sore nipples, and chapped skin

kaolin an absorbent used as an antidiarrhoeal

Kapake a brand name for codeine (an opioid analgesic) and paracetamol (a non-opioid analgesic)

Kaplan a brand-name preparation of atenolol (a beta-blocker) with amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide (both diuretics)

Karvol a brand name for menthol (a decongestant inhalant)

Kay-Cee-L a brand name potassium supplement (a mineral)

Kefadim a brand name for ceftazidime (a cephalosporin antibiotic)

Keflex a brand name for cefalexin (a cephalosporin antibiotic)

Keftid a brand name for cefaclor (a cephalosporin antibiotic)

Kemadrin a brand name for procyclidine (a drug for parkinsonism)

Kemicetine a brand name for chloramphenicol (an antibiotic)

Kenalog a brand name for triamcinolone (a corticosteroid)

Kentera a brand name for oxybutynin (a drug for urinary disorders)

Kepivance a brand name for palifermin (a drug used to treat side effects of cancer treatment)

Keppra a brand name for levetiracetam (an anticonvulsant)

Keral a brand name for dexketoprofen (a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory)

ketamine a drug used to induce general anaesthesia; also a drug of abuse

Ketek a brand name for telithromycin (an antibiotic)

Ketocid a brand name for ketoprofen (a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory)

ketoconazole, an antifungal

ketoprofen a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory

ketorolac a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory used as an analgesic

ketotifen an antihistamine similar to sodium cromoglicate for allergies and asthma

Ketovail a brand name for ketoprofen (a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory)

Ketovite a brand-name vitamin supplement

Kineret a brand name for anakinra (a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug)

Kivexa a brand name for abacavir with lamivudine (both antiretrovirals for HIV/AIDS)

Klaricid a brand name for clarithromycin (an antibiotic)

Klean-prep a brand-name osmotic laxative

Kliofem a brand-name product for menopausal symptoms containing estradiol and norethisterone

Kliovance a brand-name product for menopausal symptoms containing estradiol and norethisterone

Kloref a brand-name potassium supplement (a mineral)

Kolanticon a brand name for aluminium hydroxide and magnesium oxide (both antacids) with dicycloverine (an anticholinergic antispasmodic) and simeticone (an antifoaming agent)

Komboglyze a brand name for metformin with saxagliptin (both drugs for diabetes)

Konakion a brand name for phytomenadione (vitamin K)

Kwells/Kwells Adult a brand name for hyoscine hydrobromide used to prevent motion sickness

Kytril a brand name for granisetron (an anti-emetic)



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