Medicines
MEDICINES CONTROL AGENCY
Market Towers, 1 Nine Elms Lane, London SW8 5NQ. Telephone 020-7273 0422, or 0425 Product Licences Granted
Product Licence Number | Company Name | Product Name | Active Ingredients | Indications | Date of Authorisation |
00003/0374 | The Wellcome Foundation Limited | Ergotamine Tartrate, Cyclizine HC1, Caffeine Tablets | Caffeine 91.500 mg Cyclizine Hydrochloride 50.000 mg Ergotamine Tartrate 2.000 mg | Relief of the acute migraine attack. Prescription Only Medicine | 13th March 2001 |
00003/0375 | The Wellcome Foundation Limited | Lamictal Dispersible 2 mg | Lamotrigine 2.000 mg | Epilepsy: Monotherapy in adults and children over 12 years of age: 1. Simple partial seizures. 2. Complex partial seizures. 3. Secondarily generalised tonic-clonic seizures. 4. Primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures. Monotherapy in children under 12 years of age is not recommended until such time as adequate information is made available from controlled trials in this particular target population. Add-on therapy in adults and children over 2 years of age: 1. Simple patrial seizures. 2. Complex partial seizures. 3. Secondarily generalised tonic-clonic seizures. 4. Primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures. For the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. Prescription Only Medicine | 18th December 2000 |
00003/0381 | The Wellcome Foundation Limited | Morphine Tartrate 10 mg and Cyclizine Tartrate 50 mg Injection | Cyclizine 39.010 mg Morphine Tartrate 10.000 mg | Relief of moderate to severe pain in all suitable medical and surgical conditions (see Contraindications and Precautions & Warnings) in which reduction of the nausea and vomiting associated with the administration of morphine is required. Prescription Only Medicine | 27th March 2001 |
00003/0382 | The Wellcome Foundation Limited | Morphine Tartrate 15 mg and Cyclizine Tartrate 50 mg Injection | Cyclizine 39.010 mg Morphine Tartrate 15.000 mg | (See PL 00003/0381) Prescription Only Medicine | 27th March 2001 |
00015/0253 | Boehringer Ingelheim Limited | Hyoscine butylbromide 10 mg tablets | Hyoscine Butylbromide 10.000 mg | Relief of spasm of the genito-urinary tract or gastro-intestinal tract, for the symptomatic relief of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and in the prevention and treatment of spasmodic dysmenorrhoea. Prescription Only Medicine Pharmacy Medicine | 27th March 2001 |
00030/0184 | Novartis Consumer Health UK Limited | Tavegil Elixir | Clemastine Hydrogen Fumarate .670 mg | Allergic rhinitis, including hay fever and perennial rhinitis, vasomotor rhinitis, allergic dermatoses, including pruritis, atopic eczema and contact dermatitis, urticaria, angioneurotic oedema, drug allergy. Pharmacy Medicine | 28th February 2001 |
00030/0185 | Novartis Consumer Health UK Limited | NCH Fruit E 2 mg | Nicotine 2.000 mg | For the relief of nicotine withdrawal symptoms, in nicotine dependency as an aid to smoking cessation. General Sales List | 1st December 2000 |
00030/0186 | Novartis Consumer Health UK Limited | NCH Fruit E 4 mg | Nicotine 4.000 mg | (See PL 00030/0185) Pharmacy Medicine | 1st December 2000 |
00030/0187 | Novartis Consumer Health UK Limited | NCH Fruit F 2 mg | Nicotine 2.000 mg | (See PL 00030/0185) General Sales List | 1st December 2000 |
00030/0188 | Novartis Consumer Health UK Limited | NCH Fruit F 4 mg | Nicotine 4.000 mg | (See PL 00030/0185) Pharmacy Medicine | 1st December 2000 |
00030/0189 | Novartis Consumer Health UK Limited | NCH Mint F 2 mg | Nicotine 2.000 mg | (See PL 00030/0185) General Sales List | 1st December 2000 |
00030/0190 | Novartis Consumer Health UK Limited | NCH Mint F 4 mg | Nicotine 4.000 mg | (See PL 00030/0185) Pharmacy Medicine | 1st December 2000 |
00030/0192 | Novartis Consumer Health UK Limited | CAC 1000 Effervescent Tablets (Lemon) | Ascorbic Acid 1.000 gm Calcium Carbonate .327 gm Calcium Lactate Gluconate 1.000 gm | As a source of vitamin C and calcium, where there is likely to be an increased requirement, e.g. during pregnancy and lactation, in childhood and adolescence, in old age and during convalescence. General Sales List | 28th February 2001 |
00030/0193 | Novartis Consumer Health UK Limited | CAC 1000 Effervescent Tablets (Orange) | (See PL 00030/0192) | (See PL 00030/0192) General Sales List | 28th February 2001 |
00049/0039 | Colgate-Palmolive (UK) Limited | Duraphat 2800 ppm Fluoride Toothpaste | Sodium Fluoride .619 % w/w | For the prevention and treatment of dental caries (coronal and root). Prescription Only Medicine | 4th December 2000 |
00053/0313 | Schering Health Care Limited | Water for Injections | None | Not applicable. Prescription Only Medicine | 22nd March 2001 |
00068/0187 | 3M Health Care Limited | Flecainide Acetate 100 mg Tablets | Flecainide Acetate 100.000 mg | AV nodal reciprocating tachycardia; arrhythmias associated with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome and similar conditions with accessory pathways. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with disabling symptoms. Arrhythmias of recent onset will respond more readily. Symptomatic sustained ventricular tachycardia. Premature ventricular contractions and/or non-sustained ventricular tachycardia. Prescription Only Medicine | 16th March 2001 |
00068/0188 | 3M Health Care Limited | Flecainide Acetate 50 mg Tablets | Flecainide Acetate 50.000 mg | (See PL 00068/0187) Prescription Only Medicine | 16th March 2001 |
00071/0442 | Smithkline Beecham (SWG) Limited | Paracetamol and Caffeine 500 mg/65 mg Tablets | Caffeine 65.000 mg Paracetamol 500.000 mg | For the treatment of most painful febrile conditions, for example, headache, including migraine, toothache, neuralgia, rheumatic pain and dysmenorrhoea, and the relief of the symptoms of colds, influenza and sore throat. General Sales List Pharmacy Medicine | 14th March 2001 |
00071/0443 | Smithkline Beecham (SWG) Limited | Paracetamol and Caffeine 500 mg/65 mg Soluble Tablets | Caffeine 65.000 mg Paracetamol 500.000 mg | (See PL 00071/0442) General Sales List Pharmacy Medicine | 14th March 2001 |
00094/0041 | Ernest Jackson & Co Limited | Mac Sore Throat Honey and Lemon Lozenges | Hexylresorcinol 2.400 mg | As an antiseptic, demulcent and local anaesthetic for the relief of sore throat and its associated pain. General Sales List | 8th December 2000 |
00116/0263 | Baxter Healthcare Limited | Sodium Chloride Intravenous Infusion BP 0.9 % w/v | Sodium Chloride .900 % w/v | Fluid replacement, and for restoring and maintaining the concentrations of sodium and choride ions, in the treatment of conditions such as dehydration, mild shock as a result of fluid and electrolyte loss, vomiting, diarrhoea and excessive sweating. It may also be used as a vehicle for the reconstitution and administration of intravenous medications. Prescription Only Medicine | 27th March 2001 |
00116/0264 | Baxter Healthcare Limited | Glucose Intravenous Infusion BP 5 % w/v | Glucose Monohydrate 5.500 % w/v | Fluid replacement in cases of shock, haemorrhage, chronic diarrhoea and vomiting. The solution may also be used to supply water and energy to patients where the intake of food and fluids by normal routes is restricted (e.g. in pre- and post-operative care and in cases of hepatic, renal, cardiac and gastrointestinal disorders). The solution may also be used as a vehicle for the reconstitution and administration of intravenous medications known to be compatible with 5% glucose. Prescription Only Medicine | 27th March 2001 |
00129/0133 | Procter & Gamble (Health &Beauty Care) Limited | Vicks Sinex Nasal Pump Spray | Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride 0.050 % w/v | The symptomatic relief of congestion of the upper respiratory tract due to the common cold, hayfever, and sinusitis. General Sales List | 8th December 2000 |
00142/0499 | A H Cox & Company Limited | Hydralazine Tablets BP 25 mg | Hydralazine Hydrochloride 25.000 mg | Hydralazine is indicated for: 1. Moderate to severe hypertension (in conjunction with a beta-adrenoceptor blocking agent or diuretic) and hypertensive crisis. 2. The management of moderate to severe congestive cardiac failure (reduces afterload), where optimal doses of diuretics and cardiac glycosides prove insufficient. Prescription Only Medicine | 6th March 2001 |
00142/0500 | A H Cox & Company Limited | Hydralazine Tablets BP 50 mg | Hydralazine Hydrochloride 50.000 mg | (See PL 00142/0499) Prescription Only Medicine | 6th March 2001 |
00173/0186 | Diomed Developments Limited | Diomed Mouth Ulcer Gel | Aminoacridine Hydrochloride .050 % w/w Lidocaine Hydrochloride .660 % w/w | For fast, effective relief from the pain of common mouth ulcers, soreness of gums and denture rubbing. General Sales List | 7th March 2001 |
00289/0392 | Approved Prescription Services Limited | Cefalexin Capsules 250 mg | Cefalexin Anhydrous 250.000 mg | Treatment of the following infections due to susceptible micro-organisms; respiratory tract infections; otitis media; skin and soft tissue infections; bone and joint infections; genito-urinary tract infections, including acute prostatitis; dental infections. Prescription Only Medicine | 12th March 2001 |
00289/0393 | Approved Prescription Services Limited | Cefalexin Capsules 500 mg | Cefalexin Anhydrous 500.000 mg | (See PL 00289/0392) Prescription Only Medicine | 12th March 2001 |
00322/0079 | Norgine Limited | Spasmonal IBS | Alverine Citrate 60.000 mg | For the use in the relief of smooth muscle spasm, in conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome and painful diverticular disease of the colon. Pharmacy Medicine | 5th December 2000 |
00327/0096 | Crookes Healthcare Limited | Nurofen Honey & Lemon Original | Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride 30.000 mg Sodium Ibuprofen Dihydrate 256.000 mg | For the fast relief of the symptoms of cold and flu with associated congestion, including aches and pains, headaches, fever, sore throat, sneezing, runny nose and sinus pain and pressure. Pharmacy Medicine | 5th December 2000 |
00418/0039 | Peter Black Healthcare Ltd | Peter Black Kelp Tablets | Fucus Vesiculosus 200.000 mg Fucus Vesiculosus Pulverised Extract 5 : 1 32.000 mg | Treatment of obesity and symptomatic relief of rheumatic pains. General Sales List | 14th March 2001 |
00418/0042 | Peter Black Healthcare Limited | Sinitol | Paracetamol 500.000 mg Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride 20.000 mg | Relief of pain, fever and congestion. Pharmacy Medicine | 16th March 2001 |
00649/0159 | Alcon Laboratories (UK) Limited | Alomide Allergy Eye Drops | Lodoxamide Trometamol .178 % w/w | Treatment of the ocular signs and symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis. Pharmacy Medicine | 14th December 2000 |
02142/0017 | Chatfield Pharmaceuticals Limited | Erythromycin 125 mg/5 ml Oral Suspension | Erythromycin 125000.000 U | (See PL 02142/0018) Prescription Only Medicine | 20th March 2001 |
02142/0018 | Chatfield Pharmaceuticals Limited | Erythromycin 250 mg/5 ml Oral Suspension | Erythromycin 250000.000 U | 1. Upper respiratory tract infections. 2. Lower respiratory tract infections. 3. Eye infections. 4. Ear infections. 5. Oral/dental infections. 6. Skin and soft tissue infections. 7. Gastro intestinal infections. 8. Sexually transmitted diseases. 9. Prophylaxis. Prescription Only Medicine | 20th March 2001 |
04425/0190 | Aventis Pharma Limited | Dioralyte Effervescent Tablets Blackcurrant | Citric Acid Anhydrous .384 gm Glucose 1.620 gm Potassium Chloride .186 gm Sodium Bicarbonate .336 gm Sodium Chloride .117 gm | Oral treatment of fluid and electrolyte loss and the management of conditions associated with mild to moderate dehydration in all age groups particularly acute diarrhoea of varying aetiologies. Pharmacy Medicine | 5th March 2001 |
04425/0191 | Aventis Pharma Limited | Dioralyte Effervescent Tablets Citrus | (See PL 04425/0190) | (See PL 04425/0190) Pharmacy Medicine | 5th March 2001 |
04515/0112 | Faulding Pharmaceuticals Plc | Flucloxacillin Sodium for Injection 250 mg | Flucloxacillin Sodium 272.500 mg | For the treatment of infections due to Gram-positive organisms, including infections caused by - lactamase-producing staphylococci and streptococci. Typical indications include: Skin and soft tissue infections: boils, abscesses, carbuncles, furunculosis, cellulitis; infected skin conditions, e.g. ulcer, eczema and acne; infected wounds, infected burns, protection for skin grafts and impetigo. Respiratory tract infections: pneumonia, lung abscess, empyema, sinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, quinsy, otitis media and externa. Other infections caused by flucloxacillin-sensitive organisms: osteomyelitis, enteritis, endocarditis, urinary tract infection, meningitis, septicaemia. Also indicated for use as a prophylactic agent during major surgical procedures where appropriate: for example, cardiothoracic and orthopaedic surgery. Prescription Only Medicine | 8th March 2001 |
04515/0113 | Faulding Pharmaceuticals Plc | Flucloxacillin Sodium for Injection 500 mg | Flucloxacillin Sodium 545.000 mg | (See PL 04515/0112) Prescription Only Medicine | 8th March 2001 |
04515/0114 | Faulding Pharmaceuticals Plc | Flucloxacillin Sodium for Injection 1 g | Flucloxacillin Sodium 1090.000 mg | (See PL 04515/0112) Prescription Only Medicine | 8th March 2001 |
04515/0115 | Faulding Pharmaceuticals Plc | Flucloxacillin Sodium for Injection 2 g | Flucloxacillin Sodium 2180.000 mg | (See PL 04515/0112) Prescription Only Medicine | 8th March 2001 |
05276/0017 | Medimpex UK Limited | Levonelle | Levonorgestrel 750.000 mcg | Emergency contraception within 72 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse or failure of a contraceptive method. Pharmacy Medicine | 19th December 2000 |
06464/0583 | Waymade Plc | Piroxicam 0.5 % Gel | Piroxicam .500 gm | Treatment of osteoarthritis of superficial joints such as the knee, acute musculoskeletal injuries, periarthritis, epicondylitis, tendinitis, and tenosynovitis. Prescription Only Medicine | 16th March 2001 |
06831/0069 | Schein Pharmaceutical UK Limited | Ceftriaxone Sodium 1 g Injection | Ceftriaxone Sodium 1193.700 mg | Treatment of pneumonia, septicaemia, bacterial meningitis, gonorrhoea and infections of bone, skin and soft tissue. Treatment of infections in neutropenic patients. Prophylaxis of peri- post-operative infection associated with surgery. Prescription Only Medicine | 20th March 2001 |
06831/0070 | Schein Pharmaceutical UK Limited | Ceftriaxone Sodium 2 g Injection | Ceftriaxone Sodium 2387.400 mg | (See PL 06831/0069) Prescription Only Medicine | 20th March 2001 |
06934/0054 | Ethypharm S A | Bi-Carzem SR 60 mg Horizem SR 60 mg Zildil SR 60 mg | Diltiazem Hydrochloride 60.000 mg | The treatment of angina pectoris. The treatment of mild to moderate hypertension. Prescription Only Medicine | 23rd February 2001 |
06934/0055 | Ethypharm S A | Bi-Carzem SR 90 mg Horizem SR 90 mg Zildil SR 90 mg | Diltiazem Hydrochloride 90.000 mg | (See PL 06934/0054) Prescription Only Medicine | 23rd February 2001 |
06934/0056 | Ethypharm S A | Bi-Carzem SR 120 mg Horizem SR 120 mg Zildil SR 120 mg | Diltiazem Hydrochloride 120.000 mg | The treatment of angina pectoris. The treatment of mild to moderate hypertension. Prescription Only Medicine | 23rd February 2001 |
06934/0064 | Ethypharm S A | Ketil Gel 2.5 % Solpaflex Gel | Ketoprofen 2.500 % w/w | Symptomatic relief of pain in such conditions as soft tissue injuries, including sport injuries, sprains, strains, and musculo-tendonitis, swelling backache and rheumatic pain. Prescription Only Medicine Pharmacy Medicine | 1st March 2001 |
08137/0026 | Neolab Limited | Enalapril Maleate Tablets 2.5 mg | Enalapril Maleate 2.500 mg | Treatment of hypertension. All grades of essential hypertension and renovascular hypertension. Treatment of heart failure. Prevention of symptomatic heart failure. Prevention of coronary ischaemic events in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. Prescription Only Medicine | 8th March 2001 |
08137/0027 | Neolab Limited | Enalapril Maleate Tablets 5 mg | Enalapril Maleate 5.000 mg | (See PL 08137/0026) Prescription Only Medicine | 8th March 2001 |
08137/0028 | Neolab Limited | Enalapril Maleate Tablets 10 mg | Enalapril Maleate 10.000 mg | (See PL 08137/0026). Prescription Only Medicine | 8th March 2001 |
08137/0029 | Neolab Limited | Enalapril Maleate Tablets 20 mg | Enalapril Maleate 20.000 mg | (See PL 08137/0026) Prescription Only Medicine | 8th March 2001 |
08137/0037 | Neolab Limited | Cimetidine 200 mg Tablets | Cimetidine 200.000 mg | 1. In the treatment of duodenal and benign gastric ulceration, recurrent and stomal ulceration and oesophageal reflux disease. 2. In the treatment of persistent dyspeptic symptoms with or without ulceration, particularly meal-related upper abdominal pain. 3. In the prophylaxis of gastro-intestinal haemorrhage from stress ulceration in seriously ill patients. 4. Before general anaesthesia in patients thought to be at risk of acid aspiration (Mendelson’s) syndrome, particularly obstetric patients during labour. 5. To reduce malabsorption and fluid loss in short bowel syndrome. 6. To reduce degradation of enzyme supplements in pancreatic insufficiency. 7. In the management of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Prescription Only Medicine | 15th March 2001 |
08137/0038 | Neolab Limited | Cimetidine 400 mg Tablets | Cimetidine 400.000 mg | (See PL 08137/0037) Prescription Only Medicine | 15th March 2001 |
08137/0039 | Neolab Limited | Cimetidine 800 mg Tablets | Cimetidine 800.000 mg | 1. In the treatment of duodenal and benign gastric ulceration, including that associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, recurrent and stomal ulceration and oesophageal reflux disease, and other conditions where reduction of gastric acid by cimetidine has been shown to be beneficial. 2. In the treatment of persistent dyspeptic symptoms with or without ulceration, particularly meal-related upper abdominal pain, including such symptoms associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents. 3. In the prophylaxis of gastro-intestinal haemorrhage from stress ulceration in seriously ill patients. 4. Before general anaesthesia in patients thought to be at risk of acid aspiration (Mendelson’s) syndrome, particularly obstetric patients during labour. 5. To reduce malabsorption and fluid loss in short bowel syndrome. 6. To reduce degradation of enzyme supplements in pancreatic insufficiency. 7. In the management of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Prescription Only Medicine | 15th March 2001 |
08137/0041 | Neolab Limited | Naproxen 500 mg Tablets | Naproxen 500.000 mg | (See PL 08137/0040) Prescription Only Medicine | 16th March 2001 |
08137/0068 | Neolab Limited | Asmasal Spacehaler | Salbutamol .100 mg | (i) Treatment and prophylaxis of bronchial asthma. (ii) Treatment of bronchitis and conditions associated with reversible airways obstruction. (iii) Relief of acute dyspnoea associated with reversible airways obstruction. (iv) Particularly suitable for treatment of bronchospasm and in patients with co-existing heart disease or hypertension. Prescription Only Medicine | 28th February 2001 |
11382/0060 | Eastern Pharmaceuticals Limited | Oxytetracycline 250 mg Tablets | Oxytetracycline Dihydrate 250.000 mg | The treatment of infection due to chlamydia, Brucella, Mycoplasma, Rickettsia and other sensitive organisms. It can also be used in the prophylaxis and treatment of chronic bronchitis, non gonococcal urethiritis, gonorrhoea, syphilis, urinary tract infection and severe acne vulgaris. Prescription Only Medicine | 14th March 2001 |
11382/0063 | Eastern Pharmaceuticals Limited | Propranolol 10 mg Tablets | Propranolol Hydrochloride 10.000 mg | The control of hypertension. The management of angina pectoris. The long term prophylaxis after recovery from acute myocardial infarction. The control of most forms of cardiac dysrhythmias. The prophylaxis of migraine. The management of essential tremor. The relief of situational anxiety and generalised anxiety symptoms, particularly those of somatic type. Prophylaxis of upper gastro-intestinal bleeding in patients with portal hypertension and oesophageal varices. The adjunctive management of thyrotoxicosis and thyrotoxic crisis. Management of hypertropic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Management of phaeochromocytoma perioperatively (with alpha blocker). Prescription Only Medicine | 15th March 2001 |
11382/0064 | Eastern Pharmaceuticals Limited | Propranolol 40 mg Tablets | Propranolol Hydrochloride 40.000 mg | (See PL 11382/0063) Prescription Only Medicine | 15th March 2001 |
11382/0065 | Eastern Pharmaceuticals Limited | Propranolol 80 mg Tablets | Propranolol Hydrochloride 80.000 mg | (See PL 11382/0063) Prescription Only Medicine | 15th March 2001 |
11648/0025 | Merck Limited | Ostram-D3 | Calcium Phosphate 3300.000 mg Cholecalciferol Concentrate (Powder Form) 8.000 mg | Treatment of combined calcium and vitamin D deficiencies in the elderly. Supplementation of calcium and vitamin D as an adjunct to specific treatment of osteoporosis (postmenopausal, senile, under corticosteroid therapy). Pharmacy Medicine | 5th December 2000 |
11723/0251 | Sanofi Winthrop Limited | Depakote 250 mg Tablets | Valproate Semisodium 269.100 mg | For the acute treatment of the manic episode associated with bipolar disorder. Prescription Only Medicine | 21st December 2000 |
11723/0252 | Sanofi Winthrop Limited | Depakote 500 mg Tablets | Valproate Semisodium 538.200 mg | (See PL 11723/0251) Prescription Only Medicine | 21st December 2000 |
11723/0267 | Sanofi Winthrop Limited | Co-danthrusate Capsules | Dantron 50.000 mg Docusate Sodium 60.000 mg | Treatment of constipation in terminally ill patients over six years old. Prescription Only Medicine | 8th March 2001 |
11723/0308 | Sanofi Winthrop Limited | Solian 50 | Amisulpride 50.000 mg | For the treatment of acute and chronic schizophrenic disorders, in which positive symptoms (such as delusions, hallucinations, thought disorders) and/or negative symptoms (such as blunted affect, emotional and social withdrawal) are prominent, including patients characterised by predominant negative symptoms. Prescription Only Medicine | 1st February 2001 |
11723/0320 | Sanofi Winthrop Limited | Dicynene Injection | Etamsylate 250.000 mg | For the prophylaxis and treatment of perventricular haemorrhage (bleeding into the brain immediately adjacent to cerebral ventricles) in low birth weight infants (<1.5 kg). Prescription Only Medicine | 19th February 2001 |
11723/0324 | Sanofi Winthrop Limited | Stilnoct 10 mg | Zolpidem Hemitartrate 10.000 mg | The short-term treatment of insomnia in situations where the insomnia is debilitating or is causing severe distress for the patient. Prescription Only Medicine | 22nd February 2001 |
12063/0020 | Wrafton Laboratories Limited | Ibuprofen 200 mg Tablets | Ibuprofen 200.000 mg | For the relief of headache, rheumatic, muscular, dental and period pains and pains in backache, neuralgia and migraine. Also for the symptomatic relief of colds, influenza and feverishness. General Sales List | 12th March 2001 |
15033/0005 | Curamed Pharma Gmbh | Midazolam 1 mg/ml Injection | Midazolam 1.000 mg | Sedation before and during diagnostic procedures and therapeutic interventions with or without local anaesthesia. Premedication before and induction of general anaesthesia. Prolonged continuous sedation in patients under assisted ventilation in intensive care. Prescription Only Medicine | 19th March 2001 |
15033/0006 | Curamed Pharma Gmbh | Midazolam 2 mg/ml Injection | Midazolam 2.000 mg | (See PL 15033/0005) Prescription Only Medicine | 19th March 2001 |
15033/0007 | Curamed Pharma Gmbh | Midazolam 5 mg/ml Injection | Midazolam 5.000 mg | (See PL 15033/0005) Prescription Only Medicine | 19th March 2001 |
15773/0036 | Ratiopharm Gmbh | Bisoprolol Fumarate 5 mg Tablets | Bisoprolol Hemifumarate 5.000 mg | Hypertension. Chronic stable angina pectoris. Prescription Only Medicine | 25th January 2001 |
15773/0037 | Ratiopharm Gmbh | Bisoprolol Fumarate 10 mg Tablets | Bisoprolol Hemifumarate 10.000 mg | (See PL 15773/0036) Prescription Only Medicine | 25th January 2001 |
15773/0038 | Ratiopharm Gmbh | Cetirizine Dihydrochloride 10 mg Tablets | Cetirizine Dihydrochloride 10.000 mg | For the treatment of perennial rhinitis, seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and chronic idiopathic urticaria in adults and children aged 6 years and over. Prescription Only Medicine Pharmacy Medicine | 14th March 2001 |
15773/0039 | Ratiopharm Gmbh | Cetirizine Dihydrochloride 10 mg Tablets | Cetirizine Dihydrochloride 10.000 mg | (See PL 15773/0038) Prescription Only Medicine Pharmacy Medicine | 14th March 2001 |
16363/0023 | Milpharm Limited | Trimethoprim 100 mg Tablets | Trimethoprim 100.000 mg | Treatment of susceptible infections caused by trimethoprim sensitive organisms including urinary and respiratory tract infections and for the prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infections. Prescription Only Medicine | 8th March 2001 |
16363/0024 | Milpharm Limited | Trimethoprim 200 mg Tablets | Trimethoprim 200.000 mg | (See PL 16363/0023) Prescription Only Medicine | 8th March 2001 |
16363/0071 | Milpharm Limited | Aciclovir 200 mg Tablets BP | Aciclovir 200.000 mg | Treatment of immunocompetent patients with severe infections of the skin and the mucous membranes caused by the herpes simplex virus, in particular initial herpes genitalis. Prophylaxis of herpes simplex infections in bone marrow and organ transplant and in remission-induction courses in case of acute leukaemia. Prescription Only Medicine | 14th March 2001 |
16363/0072 | Milpharm Limited | Aciclovir 400 mg Tablets BP | Aciclovir 400.000 mg | Prophylaxis of severe forms of frequently recurrent herpes genitalis in immunocompetent patients. Prescription Only Medicine | 14th March 2001 |
16363/0073 | Milpharm Limited | Aciclovir 800 mg Tablets BP | Aciclovir 800.000 mg | Treatment of immunocompetent patients with Varicella zoster infections of the skin or the mucous membranes (herpes zoster), in whom a severe course can be anticipated, including herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Prescription Only Medicine | 14th March 2001 |
16853/0027 | Alliance Pharmaceuticals Limited | Amantadine Hydrochloride 100 mg Capsules | Amantadine Hydrochloride 100.000 mg | (See PL 16853/0028) Prescription Only Medicine | 16th March 2001 |
16853/0028 | Alliance Pharmaceuticals Limited | Amantadine Hydrochloride 50 mg/5 ml Syrup | Amantadine Hydrochloride 50.000 mg | Influenza A virus. Parkinsons disease. Herpes zoster. Prescription Only Medicine | 16th March 2001 |
16874/0004 | Dermapharm Limited | Thwart | Salicylic Acid 26.000 % w/w | For the treatment and removal of common and plantar warts, (verrucae). Pharmacy Medicine | 5th December 2000 |
17096/0002 | Collagenex International Limited | Periostat 20 mg Tablets | Doxycycline Hyclate 23.080 mg | For patients with adult periodontitis. For treatment periods of 3 months as an adjunct to supra-gingival and sub-gingival scaling and root planing, with oral hygiene instruction, carried out by a dental practitioner or hygienist. Prescription Only Medicine | 21st December 2000 |
17246/0002 | DR Regenold Gmbh | Lisinopril 2.5 mg Tablets | Lisinopril Dihydrate 2.780 mg | Hypertension: Treatment of all grades of essential hypertension and renovascular hypertension. Congestive heart failure. Treatment of congestive heart failure as adjunctive therapy with non-potassium sparing diuretics and, where appropriate, digitalis. Acute myocardial infarction: Treatment of haemodynamically stable patients, defined as patients who are not in cardiogenic shock and who have a systolic blood pressure greater than 100 mmHg. Renal complications of diabetes mellitus: In normotensive insulin-dependant and hypertensive non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients who have incipient nephropathy characterise by microalbuminuria, lisinopril reduces urinary albumin excretion rate. Prescription Only Medicine | 7th March 2001 |
17246/0003 | DR Regenold Gmbh | Lisinopril 5 mg Tablets | Lisinopril Dihydrate 5.560 mg | (See PL 17246/0002) Prescription Only Medicine | 7th March 2001 |
17246/0004 | DR Regenold Gmbh | Lisinopril 10 mg Tablets | Lisinopril Dihydrate 11.120 mg | (See PL 17246/0002) Prescription Only Medicine | 7th March 2001 |
17246/0005 | DR Regenold Gmbh | Lisinopril 20 mg Tablets | Lisinopril Dihydrate 22.240 mg | (See PL 17246/0002) Prescription Only Medicine | 7th March 2001 |
17521/0014 | Metwest Pharmaceuticals Limited | Trifluoperazine 1 mg Tablets | Trifluoperazine Hydrochloride 1.180 mg | Treatment of the symptoms of schizophrenia and for the prevention of relapse. Paranoid Psychosis; mania and hypomania. As an adjunct to the short-term management of anxiety, severe psychomotor agitation, excitement, violent or dangerously impulsive behaviour. Prescription Only Medicine | 16th March 2001 |
17521/0015 | Metwest Pharmaceuticals Limited | Trifluoperazine 5 mg Tablets | Trifluoperazine Hydrochloride 5.900 mg | (See PL 17521/0014) Prescription Only Medicine | 16th March 2001 |
17521/0023 | Metwest Pharmaceuticals Limited | Nitrofurantoin 50 mg Tablets | Nitrofurantoin 50.000 mg | Treatment of and prophylaxis against acute or recurrent uncomplicated pyelitis or lower urinary tract infection proven to be due to E. coli, Staph. aureus or Strep. faecalis—either spontaneous or following surgical procedures. Prescription Only Medicine | 13th March 2001 |
17521/0024 | Metwest Pharmaceuticals Limited | Nitrofurantoin 100 mg Tablets | Nitrofurantoin 100.000 mg | (See PL 17521/023) Prescription Only Medicine | 13th March 2001 |
17672/0001 | Mallinckrodt UK Limited | Gallium (Ga67) Citrate Injection | Gallium Citrate Ga 67 37.000 mbq | Diagnosis, staging and subsequent management of malignant lymphomas such as Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It may also be of subsequent use in establishing response to chemotherapy. Prescription Only Medicine | 21st March 2001 |
17672/0002 | Mallinckrodt UK Limited | Ultra-TechneKow FM | Molybdenum-99 34.400 gbq Molybdenum-99 4.300 gbq Molybdenum-99 6.450 gbq Molybdenum-99 8.600 gbq Molybdenum-99 10.750 gbq Molybdenum-99 2.150 gbq Molybdenum-99 12.900 gbq Molybdenum-99 43.000 gbq Molybdenum-99 17.200 gbq Molybdenum-99 21.500 gbq Molybdenum-99 25.800 gbq Molybdenum-99 30.100 gbq Sodium pertechnetate Tc 99m 87.500 % w/v | Used as a reagent for labelling of various carrier compounds supplied as kits or administered directly in-vivo. When administered intravenously, the sterile sodium pertechnetate (99mTc) solution is used as a diagnostic aid in the following: (a) Thyroid scintigraphy: direct imaging and measurement of thyroid uptake to give information on the size, position, nodularity and function of the gland in thyroid disease. (b) Salivary gland scintigraphy: to assess salivary gland function and duct patency. (c) Location of ectopic gastric mucosa: Meckel’s diverticulum. (d) Cerebral scintigraphy: to identify breaches in the blood-brain barrier caused by tumour, infarction, haemorrhage and oedema, when no other methods are available. When used in conjunction with pre-treatment with a reducing agent to effect technetium-99m-labelling of red blood cells. When used in conjunction with pre-treatment with a reducing agent to effect technetium (99mTc)-labelling of red blood cells. (e) Cardiac and vascular scintigraphy—angiocardioscintigraphy for: evaluation of ventricular ejection fraction, evaluation of global and regional cardiac wall motion, myocardial phase imaging—organ perfusion or vascular abnormalities imaging. (f) Diagnosis and localisation of occult gastrointestinal bleeding. Following instillation of sterile sodium pertechnetate (99mTc) solution into the eye. (g) Lacrimal duct scintigraphy: to assess patency of tear ducts. Prescription Only Medicine | 21st March 2001 |
17672/0003 | Mallinckrodt UK Limited | TechneScan MAG3 | Betiatide 1.000 mg | Evaluation of nephrological and urological disorders in particular for the study of morphology, perfusion, function of the kidney and characterisation of urinary outflow. Prescription Only Medicine | 21st March 2001 |
17672/0004 | Mallinckrodt UK Limited | TechneScan PYP | Sodium Pyrophosphate 11.930 mg | Angiocardioscintigraphy for: evaluation of ventricular ejection fraction, evaluation of global and regional cardiac wall motion, myocardial phase imaging, organ perfusion and vascular abnormalities imaging, diagnosis and localisation of occult gastro-intestinal bleeding. (b) Determination of blood volume. (c) Spleen scintigraphy. Prescription Only Medicine | 21st March 2001 |
17672/0005 | Mallinckrodt UK Limited | TechneScan DTPA | Calcium Trisodium Diethylenetriamine Pentaacetate 25.000 mg | Dynamic renal scintigraphy for perfusion, function and urinary tract studies. Measurement of glomerular filtration rate. Cerebral angiography and brain scanning; as an alternative method when computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging are not available. (b) After inhalation of the nebulised technetium (99mTc) labelled substance. Lung ventilation imaging. (c) After oral administration of the technetium (99mTc) labelled substance. Studies of gastro-oesophageal reflux and gastric emptying. Prescription Only Medicine | 21st March 2001 |
17672/0006 | Mallinckrodt UK Limited | TechneScan HDP | Sodium Oxidronate 3.000 mg | For bone scintigraphy, where it delineates areas of altered osteogenesis. Prescription Only Medicine | 21st March 2001 |
17672/0009 | Mallinckrodt UK Limited | OctreoScan | Indium-111 Trichloride 122.000 mbq Pentetreotide 10.000 mcg | Adjunct in the diagnosis and management of receptor bearing gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine (GEP) tumours and carcinoid tumours, by aiding in their localisation. Prescription Only Medicine | 21st March 2001 |
17672/0010 | Mallinckrodt UK Limited | Sodium Iodide (I131) Capsule T | Sodium Iodide I 131 Solution 7400.000 mbq | Treatment of Graves disease, toxic multinodular goitre or autonomous nodules. Treatment of papillary and follicular thyroid carcinoma including metastatic disease. Prescription Only Medicine | 21st March 2001 |
17672/0011 | Mallinckrodt UK Limited | Sodium Iodide (I123) Injection | Sodium Iodide I 123 37.000 mbq | Diagnostic agent in the functional or morphological study of the thyroid gland by means of: Scintigraphy. Prescription Only Medicine | 21st March 2001 |
17672/0012 | Mallinckrodt UK Limited | MIBG (I123) Injection | 3-Iodobenzylguanidine Sulphate .500 mg Iobenguane (123-I) 74.000 mbq | Diagnostic scintigraphic localisation of tumours originating in tissue that embryologically stems for the neural crest. These are pheochromocytomas, paragangliomas, chemodectomas and ganglioneuromas. Prescription Only Medicine | 21st March 2001 |
17672/0014 | Mallinckrodt UK Limited | Thallous Chloride (T1 201) Injection | Thallous Chloride T1 201 37.000 mbq | Myocardial scintigraphy in the evaluation of coronary perfusion and cellular viability; ischaemic heart disease, cardiomyopathies, myocarditis, myocardial contusions and secondary cardiac lesions. Scintigraphy of the muscles; muscle perfusion in peripheral vascular disorders. Parathyroid scintigraphy. Thallium-avid tumour visualisation in different organs, especially for the brain tumours and thyroid tumours and metastases. Prescription Only Medicine | 21st March 2001 |
17907/0006 | Bristol Laboratories Limited | Amoxycillin Capsules BP 250 mg | Amoxycillin Trihydrate 250.000 mg | Treatment of otitis media, chronic bronchitis, gonorrhoea, typhoid fever. It may also be used to treat susceptible organisms in upper respiratory tract infections, lobar and bronchopneumonia, cystitis, urethritis, pyelonephritis, bacteriuria in pregnancy, gynaecological infections including puerperal sepsis and septic abortion, peritonitis, intra-abdominal sepsis, septicaemia, bacterial endocarditis, skin and soft tissue infections and osteomyelitis. Prescription Only Medicine | 13th March 2001 |
17907/0007 | Bristol Laboratories Limited | Amoxycillin Capsules BP 500 mg | Amoxycillin Trihydrate 500.000 mg | (See PL 17907/0006) Prescription Only Medicine | 13th March 2001 |
17907/0008 | Bristol Laboratories Limited | Amoxycillin Mixture BP 125 mg/5 ml | Amoxycillin Trihydrate 125.000 mg | (See PL 17907/0006) Prescription Only Medicine | 13th March 2001 |
17907/0009 | Bristol Laboratories Limited | Amoxycillin Mixture BP 250 mg/5 ml | Amoxycillin Trihydrate 250.000 mg | (See PL 17907/0006) Prescription Only Medicine | 13th March 2001 |
18023/0004 | Breathe Easy Limited | Terbutaline Sulphate Nebuliser Solution 5 mg/2 ml | Terbutaline Sulphate .250 % w/v | For the relief of severe bronchospasm in bronchial asthma and in chronic bronchitis, emphysema and other bronchopulmonary disorders in which bronchospasm is a complicating factor. Prescription Only Medicine | 19th March 2001 |
18194/0003 | Otsuka Pharma Gmbh | Ubit 100 mg/dose granules for oral solution | Urea C-13 .100 gm | For the in vivo diagnosis of gastroduodenal Helicobacter pylori infection. Prescription Only Medicine | 21st December 2000 |
18467/0006 | Cenes Limited | Xefo 4 mg Tablets | Lornoxicam 4.000 mg | Short term treatment of moderate postoperative pain such as pain after dental surgery. Treatment of pain associated with acute lumbo-sciatica. Symptomatic treatment of pain and inflammation in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Prescription Only Medicine | 15th March 2001 |
18467/0007 | Cenes Limited | Xefo 8 mg Tablets | Lornoxicam 8.000 mg | (See PL 18467/0006) Prescription Only Medicine | 15th March 2001 |
18467/0008 | Cenes Limited | Xefo 8 mg Powder for Injection | Lornoxicam 8.000 mg | (See PL 18467/0006) Prescription Only Medicine | 15th March 2001 |
18532/0030 | Evans Vaccines Limited | Water for Injections BP | Water for Injections 100.000 % v/v | Dissolvent and diluent for injectable medicines. Prescription Only Medicine | 1st March 2001 |
18532/0031 | Evans Vaccines Limited | Sodium Chloride Injection BP 0.9 % | Sodium Chloride .900 % w/v | 1. For use in prophylactic and replacement therapy requiring the use of isotonic saline solution. 2. In the reconstitution, dilution and making up of certain drugs. As a saline irrigant. 3. As a priming fluid for haemodialysis procedures and to initiate and terminate blood transfusions. Prescription Only Medicine | 1st March 2001 |
The following notice is in substitution for that which appeared on page 2322 of The London Gazette dated 23rd February 2001: Product Licences Granted
Product Licence Number | Company Name | Product Name | Active Ingredients | Indications | Date of Authorisation |
12557/0045 | BCM Limited | Junior Strawberry Pain Relief 250 ml/5 ml Suspension Tixymol Six Plus | Paracetamol 250.000 mg | To relieve mild to moderate pain and to reduce fever in many conditions including headache, toothache, feverishness, colds and influenza. Pharmacy Medicine | 27th November 2000 |