Central Nervous System
| BRAND | NON- PROPRIETARY NAME | USE | THERAPY AREA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atarax | hydroxyzine hydrochloride | A sedating antihistamine for pruritus (itching) associated with acute and chronic urticaria in adults and children. Also used in the management of anxiety in adults. | CNS |
| Biorphen | orphenadrine hydrochloride | A liquid for Parkinson’s disease (a degenerative process characterised by muscular rigidity and tremor), including Parkinson – like symptoms caused by other psychiatric drugs. | CNS |
| Broflex | trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride | A liquid for Parkinson’s disease and drug induced extra-pyramidal syndrome. | CNS |
| Buccastem 3mg | prochlorperazine maleate | Symptomatic treatment of vertigo due to Méniére’s Disease, Labyrinthitis and other causes. For nausea and vomiting from whatever cause. In the treatment of migraine | CNS |
| Buccastem M | prochlorperazine maleate | For the treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with migraine | CNS |
| Cafergot | ergotamine tartrate and caffeine | For the management of acute attacks of migraine headache in patients who have not responded to alternative therapies. | CNS |
| Deseril | methysergide | Used for the prevention of migraine in patients who have not responded to alternative therapies. It is also used in the management of diarrhoea associated with carcinoid disease. | CNS |
| Isocarboxazid Tablets 10mg | Isocarboxazid | For the tratement of the symptoms of depressive illness.(monoamine oxidase inhibitor) | CNS |
| Symmetrel | amantadine | Used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and herpes zoster but only in those patients who you could expect to get a severe and painful rash. The syrup may also be used in the treatment and prevention of influenza type A. | CNS |
| Xenazine™ 25 | Tetrabenazine | Xenazine™ is licensed for the treatment of movement disorders associated with organic central nervous system conditions, such as Huntington’s chorea, hemiballismus and senile chorea. It is also indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe tardive dyskinesia. | CNS |
