Name | Trade Brands | Directions | When to Take | Purpose | Special Instructions | |||
Morning | Midday | Evening | Bedtime | |||||
Amlodipine 1.25mg of 5mg tablets | Pharmacoramlodipine 5 | Crush and disperse ONE tablet in 4ml of water, then give one ml ONCE DAILY as directed | for High Blood Pressure | Prepare fresh solution each dose. (Do not keep remainder) | ||||
Atenolol 10mg of 50mg tablets | Atenolol Sandoz | Crush and disperse half a tablet in two and a half ml by measure of water and give ONEml by measure TWICE per DAY | for High Blood Pressure | |||||
Captopril 5mg/ml (95ml) mixture | Capoten | Give 2ml by measure THREE times per Day on an empty stomach as directed | for High Blood Pressure | Take doses half an hour before food or two hours after food, mixed with a drink, such as water, fruit juice, tea or coffee. Once the bottle is opened, discard any remaining after 28 days. | ||||
Sulphamethoxazole-trimethoprim 200mg-40mg/5ml suspension | Bactrim | Give 3.2ml by measure TWICE per DAY after foor on Friday, Saturday and Sunday as directed | Fri Sat Sun |
Fri Sat Sun |
an Antibiotic to prevent infection | |||
Nystatin 100,000 units/ml (24ml) suspension | Omegapharm Nystatin | Give ONE ml by measure FOUR times per DAY after feeds | for the treatment and prevention of fungal infections | Drop onto tongue and swhish around the mouth for as long as possible | ||||
Chlorhexidine 0.2% Mouthwash | Chlorhexidine (DC) | Dab around the mouth THREE times per DAY as directed | for Oral Hygeine | |||||
Ondansetron Zydis Wafers 4mg wafer | (Kim, uses this during and just after Chemo courses)
Zofran Zydis |
Dissolve HALF a wafer on the tip of the tongue FOUR times per day when required as directed | when required |
when required |
when required |
when required |
for Nausea or vomiting | |
Lactulose 3.34/5ml (500ml) Syrup | (Kim, uses this regularly twice per day)
Actilax |
give 5ml by measure FOUR times per DAY when required as directed | when required |
when required |
when required |
when required |
Laxative for constipation | This medicine tastes very sweet; it may help to mix it with fruit juice, water, or milk |
Macrogol 3350 & Electrolytes 6.563g (6.9g) flavour free sachets | (Kim, only used sometimes)
Movicol Junior |
Dissolve ONE sachet in a quarter of a cup of water and give ONCE a DAY | when required |
when required |
when required |
when required |
Laxative for constipation | |
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml Solution | (Kim, did not need this so far)
Oxynorm |
Give ONE to TWOml by measure FOUR times per day when required | when required |
when required |
when required |
when required |
for the relief of moderate to severe pain | |
Morphine Sulphate gel 0.125% | Intrasite Gel | Apply to affected area three times daily as needed. | when required |
when required |
when required |
For the relief of pain. | ||
Zinc Oxide ointment 206mg/75g | Calmoseptine |
Apply to affected area when needed | when required |
when required |
when required |
when required |
for the relief of nappy rash |