Table 1: s for minor ailments and self-limiting conditions which should be purchased seek advice from community pharmacists ain killers for acute minor aches/pains including migraine and mild temperature, such as paracetamol Treatment of coughs and colds including cough syrup, nasal drops and inhalations Treating one-off/non serious constipation and/or diarrhoea Treatments for haemorrhoids Hay fever preparations Allergy preparations for non-serious stings and insect bites and eye drops for allergies Eye drops for minor eye infections, dry eye conditions Treatment for occurrences of head-lice infestation, Head lice lotions and shampoos Treatment of occasional bouts of dyspepsia Treatment of oral or vaginal thrush Treatment of cystitis Antiperspirants Athlete s foot cream and powders Topical fungal nail treatments Barrier creams for nappy rash Creams, gels or lotions for: dry skin conditions female facial hair removal minor acne sprains and sports injuries bruising, scars, tattoos and varicose veins. minor abrasions or irritated skin (antiseptic creams) sun screens unless treatment according to the policy on sunscreens Tubigrip/plasters/bandages for sprains and sports injuries Ear wax removers and softeners Toiletries Lozenges, throat sprays, mouthwashes and gargles Moisturisers and bath additives for minor dry skin conditions Slimming preparations other than those restricted to prescription only Threadworm tablets Tonics, vitamins, health supplements and complementary medicines Travel medicines such as for travel sickness Travel vaccines only from travel clinics rescribingmedicinesotcol201708v6.0final age 2 of 10
Common medications available over the counter (OTC) for minor ailments Minor Ailment Acute pain, headache, temperature aracetamol 500mg tablets Ibuprofen 200mg, 400mg Ibuprofen 100mg/5ml Liquid Co-codamol 8/500mg aracetamol 120mg/5ml suspension (from 3 months) aracetamol 250mg/5ml suspension (from 6 years old) Anadin Mandanol Disprol anadol Hedex Anadin Ibuprofen Nurofen Calprofen Cuprofen Anadin Joint pain Migraleve Yellow tabs aracodol Calpol Medinol Sootheze six plus Long term conditions requiring regular pain relief Long term conditions requiring regular pain relief Asthma Unstable high blood pressure Taking anticoagulants Stomach ulcers/problems Children under 3 months Not for use in Chicken ox Severe Liver disease Children under 2 months Babies born before 37 weeks Babies weighing less than 4 kg (pharmacy only) (general sale) ( packs of 16) (up to 32) (200mg packs of 16) (400mg up to 32 (up to 32 Ibuprofen 5% gel Diclofenac 2.32% and 3% gel Fenbid Ibuleve Nurofen Voltarol Emulgel Solaraze Children under 14 yrs Broken/infected skin Asthma rescribingmedicinesotcol201708v6.0final age 3 of 10
Hayfever/Allergies Aspirin 300mg dispersible tablets Chlorphenamine 4mg tablets Chlorphenamine 2mg/5ml solution Loratidine 10mg tablets Acrivastine 8mg capsules Cetirizine 10mg tablets Cetirizine 1mg/ml solution Beclomethasone 0.05% Nasal Spray Sodium cromoglycate 2% eye drops Anadin original Disprin Allercalm iriton Hayleve Allerief iriton Clarityn Allergy Clarityn Rapide Benadryl Allergy relief Benadryl plus Benadryl Zirtek Allergy solution Benadryl Allergy relief solution Zirtek iriteze ollenshield Beconase Nasobec ollenase Allercrom Optrex allergy Catacrom allergy relief Opticrom hayfever Asthma eptic ulceration Third trimester pregnancy Haemophilia Current Anticoagulant therapy Children under 1 yrs Children with Asthma Children taking Monoamine oxidase inhibitors Adults over 65 yrs atients with kidney problems Children under 18 yrs Children under 6 yrs (pharmacy only) (general sale) ( packs of 16) (other pack sizes) (pack size 10 (other pack sizes) (pack size 12 (other pack sizes) (pack size 14 (pack size 70ml) (other pack sizes) (100 spray pack) (180 spray pack) rescribingmedicinesotcol201708v6.0final age 4 of 10
Athletes foot Cold sores Miconazole 2% cream 0.16% powder Terbinafine hydrochloride 1% Aciclovir cream 5% Daktarin Daktarin aktiv Lamisil AT cream, gel, spray Scholl advanced cream, powder, spray Virasorb Zovirax Lypsyl Diabetic patients Diabetic patients Immunocompromised & terminally ill Only for face and lips (pharmacy only) (general sale) (cream) (powder) (only if specified for cold sore) Conjunctivitis (uncomplicated/bacterial) Chloramphenical 0.5% eye drops Chloramphenical 1% eye ointment Brochlor Golden eye Lumicare Optrex Children under 2 yrs Cystitis Diarrhoea Sodium Citrate 4g sachet otassium Citrate 1.5g liquid 3g sachet 1.5g tablet (effervescent) Oral rehydration solutions/sachets Cystocalm Cymalon CanesOasis Cymaclear Cystopurin Effercitrate Dioralyte relief sachets Electrolade sachets Men and Diabetic patients Heart disease, hypertension, renal disease Children under 6 yrs History of kidney disease atients with liver or kidney disease atients on low potassium/sodium diets atients with diabetes rescribingmedicinesotcol201708v6.0final age 5 of 10
Diarrhoea Loperamide 2mg caps Imodium Diocalm ultra Entrocalm Diah-limit Inflammatory bowel disease ost bowel surgery ost pelvic radiation Colorectal cancer (pharmacy only) (general sale) (pack size 6 capsules) (other pack sizes) Ear wax Head lice Haemorrhoids Olive oil drops Arachis oil/chlorobutanol hemihydrate drops Docusate sodium 0.5% drops Acetic Acid 2% 1 st line Dimeticone gel, lotion or spray 4% 2 nd line - Malathion Aqueous lotion 0.5% Zinc oxide Cerumol Waxsol EarCalm Hedrin Nyda Lyclear Nitrid Derbac-M Anusol cream and ointment Haemorrhoid relief Germoloids cream and ointment No restrictions Babies under 6 months Rectal bleeding or blood in stools (Olive oil) (all other ear drops/sprays) (100ml pack) (other pack size) Indigestion, Dyspepsia Heartburn, Upset stomach Sodium Alginate Calcium carbonate Sodium Bicarbonate Gaviscon 250 tablets Gaviscon cool Gaviscon Double action Rennie Gaviscon Infant Babies under 12 months Babies born before 37 weeks Children over 2 yrs Bismuth subsalicylate epto-bismol Sesnsitive aspirin rescribingmedicinesotcol201708v6.0final age 6 of 10
Indigestion, Dyspepsia Heartburn, Upset stomach Infant colic Nappy rash Nasal congestion Scabies Teething, sore mouth Esomeprazole 20mg tablets Nexium Control Children under 18 yrs Adults over 55 yrs Jaundice or liver disease antoprazole 20mg tablets antoloc Control Children under 18 yrs Adults over 55 yrs Jaundice or liver disease Ranitidine 75mg tablets Zantac Gavilast Ranicalm eptic ulceration Elderly taking NSAIDs Simeticone 40mg/ml Infacol No restrictions Dimeticone 42mg/5ml Dentinox Fructose, glucose-galactose or sucrose intolerant patients (contains sucrose) Titanium dioxide, titanium Metanium No restrictions peroxide, titanium salicylate Zinc oxide, Benzyl alcohol, Sudocrem No restrictions benzyl benzoate, lanolin Sodium chloride 0.9% nasal Snufflebabe nasal drops No restrictions drops, spray Calpol soothe and care drops and spray Mandanol nasal drops ermethrin 5% dermal cream Lyclear Babies under 2 months Lythrin Crotamiton 10% cream Eurax Children under 3 yrs Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Chlorocresol, Cetylpyridinium Bonjela Anbesol Active peptic ulceration (pharmacy only) (general sale) (pack size 12 rescribingmedicinesotcol201708v6.0final age 7 of 10
conditions (i.e ulcers) Teething, sore mouth conditions (i.e ulcers) Chloride Choline salicylate, cetalkonium chloride Orajel Bonjela teething gel Bonjela teething Babies under 2 months Heart disease, Liver disease (pharmacy only) (general sale) Threadworms Thrush/oral thrush Sore throat Mebendazole 100mg tablets Ovex (only licensed brand) Children under 2 yrs Clotrimazole 1 % cream Canesten Adults over 65 yrs Clotrimazole 2% cream Clotrimazole 10% intravaginal cream Clotrimazole 500mg pessary and Clotrimazole 2% cream Fluconazole 150mg capsule and clotrimazole 2% cream Canesten thrush combi Canesten Duo Adults over 60 yrs Children under 2 yrs Adults over 65 yrs Lactose intolerance Adults over 60 yrs Fluconazole 150mg capsule Canesten Thrush Lactose intolerance Adults over 60 yrs Miconazole 2% oral gel (15g) Daktarin oral gel Children under 4 months, atients taking warfarin Benzydamine Difflam Spray Difflam Oral rinse Children under 12yrs rescribingmedicinesotcol201708v6.0final age 8 of 10
Minor skin complaints (Dermatitis, mild to moderate dry skin etc) Warts/Verrucas Clobetasone 0.05% cream Crotamiton 10% Crotamiton 10%, Hydrocortisone 0.25% Emollient creams, lotions, gels Eumovate eczema & dermatitis cream Eurax Eurax HC E45, Doublebase, Isomol gel, Diprobase Cetraben Broken or inflamed skin Children under 3 yrs Broken or inflamed skin No restrictions Urea 5%, lauromacrogals 3% E45 itch relief Broken or inflamed skin Calamine lotion No restrictions Colloidal oatmeal ointment Aveeno No restrictions Verruca gel - Salicyclic acid, lactic acid Wart paint/ointment - Salicyclic acid, lactic acid Bazuka Extra strength gel Bazuka Gel Bazuka treatment gel Salactol Occlusal Salatac Verrugon ointment Scholl Freeze Bazuka Sub zero Diabetic atients Face, neck, ano-genital area Moles, birthmarks, hairy warts or skin lesions Broken skin Diabetic patients Face, neck, ano-genital area Moles, birthmarks, hairy warts or skin lesions Broken skin Impaired peripheral blood circulation Children under 4 yrs Diabetic atients Face, neck, ano-genital area Moles, birthmarks, hairy warts or skin lesions Broken skin (pharmacy only) (general sale) (Eurax) (Eurax HC) (Bazuka treatment gel) rescribingmedicinesotcol201708v6.0final age 9 of 10