MEDICINES UNAVAILABLE

THE TAC has compiled a list of the medicines that are not available at certain state hospital and clinics.

● Anti-inflamatory – aspirin 300mg

● Anti-infective – allergex 100mg

● Anti-infective – allergex oral solution 100mg

● Anti-infective – amoxycillin 125mg/5ml suspension

● Anti-infective – amoxycillin 250mg/5ml suspension

● Anti-infective – bactrim 250mg

● Anti-infective – brufen 100mg

● Anti-infective - diclofenec 100mg

● Anti-infective – panado 500mg

● Anti-itch – aqueous cream 500ml

● Asthama and COPD – prednisone 5mg tablets

● Contraception – medroxyprogesterone injection 150mg

● Contraception – nuristerate not available

● Contraception – triphasil 28s .50mg

● Emergency and theatre – bupivacaine and dextrose ampoules

● Epilepsy – phenobarbitone ampoules

● HIV – abacavir 20mg/ml solution (240ml)

● HIV – abacavir tablets

● HIV – atazanavir 150mg

● HIV – combivir (AZT/3TC) 300mg/150mg

● HIV – dolutegravir 50mg

● HIV – dumiva 600mg

● HIV – efavirenz 200mg capsules

● HIV – FDC (tenofovir 300mg/ emricitabine 200mg/efavirenz 600mg) tablets

● HIV – iamivudine 300mg tablets

● HIV – zidovudine 300mg capsules

● Hypertension – actrapid 100 iu/ml

● Hypertension – ridaq 12.5mg

● Maternal health – oxytocin 10iu ampoules

● Maternal health – oxytocin 5iu ampoules

● Mental health – amitriptyline 25mg tablets

● Mental health – clozapine 25mg/100mg tablets

● Mental health – haloperidol 1.5mg/5mg tablets

● Vaccines – BCG not available.