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Antibiotics online for cystitis

Macrobid nitrofurantoin medicine pack photo

Sadly, cystitis is incredibly common in women. Around 10–20% will get at least one attack of cystitis in a lifetime. The symptoms can be extremely unpleasant, and you may be desperate for help – and fast. Some women have recurrent urine infections, which can be very troublesome and annoying.

This information below is only for women with a suspected urine infection, and for stand-by non-urgent antibiotics.

If men think they may have a urine infection, this needs a totally different approach.

Read on to find out all you need to know about urinary tract infection, antibiotics and stand-by treatment.

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Medicine expiry dates

Expiry date printed on a medicine pack

We are all familiar with ‘best-before’ and ‘use-by’ dates on food. Medicines are very similarly labelled.

If you look at the packet of your most recent medication, you will see stamped on it somewhere, an expiry date. But what does this expiry date really mean?

Although generally not recommended, we may sometimes choose to eat certain foods beyond their ‘best before’ date. But can we do the same with medicines?

Is it really necessary to throw away, and waste, unused medicines?

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Can you buy generic Champix (varenicline)?

Champix

Not yet. Champix is the only brand name of the drug varenicline currently available in the UK or the EU. Champix was patented in 2006, and remains under patent until September 2021 in the UK/EU – in the USA it is patented until 2020 under the brand name of Chantix, so a generic cannot be legally sold until the patent expires.

The active medical ingredient in Champix is called varenicline. Varenicline is the generic name of the product.

Champix is prescription-only medicine.

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Azithromycin no longer best treatment for chlamydia

Azithromycin pack photo

You can no longer buy azithromycin online for chlamydia infections from Dr Fox.

Guidelines about chlamydia treatment were updated September 2018.

A 7-day course of doxycycline is now the recommended first line antibiotic for chlamydia infections.
Doxycycline for chlamydia

  • Have you recently tested positive for chlamydia?
  • Do you need help and advice regarding treatment?

If so, read on – we can help!

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New Year’s Resolutions 2019

What is a New Year’s Resolution?

New year resolutions 2019At New Year on 1st January, we set ourselves personal goals for the coming year. Read on and be inspired!

What’s your New Year’s resolution? Listed below are some great ideas for a healthy New Year!

Good health – a new year, and a new you!

My biology teacher once said to my class at school:

YOU are representative of everything you have ever put into your mouth!

Everything you put in your mouth has consequences – whether it’s food, alcoholic drinks, cigarettes, or drugs/medicines. Read in full

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