Australia - Kiingereza - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

pfizer australia pty ltd - fluconazole, quantity: 10 mg/ml - oral liquid, powder for - excipient ingredients: sucrose; citric acid; sodium citrate dihydrate; sodium benzoate; xanthan gum; colloidal anhydrous silica; titanium dioxide; flavour - indications as at 21 may 2004 : diflucan, given orally, is indicated for: 1. treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in patients who are unable to tolerate amphotericin b. note : data suggest that the clinical efficacy of diflucan is lower than that of amphotericin b in the treatment of the acute phase of cryptococcal meningitis. 2. maintenance therapy to prevent relapse of cryptococcal meningitis in patients with aids. 3. treatment of oropharyngeal and oesophageal candidiasis in aids and other immunosuppressed patients. 4. secondary prophylaxis of oropharyngeal candidiasis in patients with hiv infection. 5. serious and life-threatening candida infections in patients who are unable to tolerate amphotericin b. note : it remains to be shown that diflucan is as effective as amphotericin b in the treatment of serious and life-threatening candida infections. until such data are available, amphotericin b remains the drug of choice. 6. vaginal candidiasis when topical therapy has failed. 7. treatment of extensive tinea corporis, extensive tinea cruris and extensive tinea pedis infections in immunocompetent patients in whom topical therapy is not a practical treatment option. usually, topical therapy should be attempted first because oral therapy has a less favourable ratio of benefits to risks (see adverse reactions). diflucan iv is indicated for the same conditions in adults and children but should be used only when diflucan cannot be administered orally.

Australia - Kiingereza - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

inova pharmaceuticals (australia) pty ltd - codeine phosphate hemihydrate, quantity: 5 mg/ml - oral liquid - excipient ingredients: glycerol; propylene glycol; purified water; sucrose; methyl hydroxybenzoate - relief of unproductive, dry and intractable coughs associated with colds and flu relief of unproductive, dry and intractable coughs associated with colds and flu.

Australia - Kiingereza - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

aspen pharmacare australia pty ltd - flucloxacillin sodium monohydrate, quantity: 27.2 mg/ml (equivalent: flucloxacillin, qty 25 mg/ml) - oral liquid, powder for - excipient ingredients: ammonium glycyrrhizinate; sodium benzoate; sucrose; saccharin sodium; disodium edetate; sodium citrate; erythrosine; flavour - for the treatment of confirmed or suspected staphylococcal and other gram-positive coccal infections. indications include pneumonia, osteomyelitis, skin and skin structure and wound infections, infected burns and cellulitis.

Australia - Kiingereza - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

aspen pharmacare australia pty ltd - flucloxacillin sodium monohydrate, quantity: 54.4 mg/ml (equivalent: flucloxacillin, qty 50 mg/ml) - oral liquid, powder for - excipient ingredients: erythrosine; sodium citrate; sodium benzoate; sucrose; ammonium glycyrrhizinate; disodium edetate; saccharin sodium; flavour - for the treatment of confirmed or suspected staphylococcal and other gram-positive coccal infections. indications include pneumonia, osteomyelitis, skin and skin structure and wound infections, infected burns and cellulitis.

Australia - Kiingereza - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

roche products pty ltd - oseltamivir phosphate, quantity: 7.88 mg/ml (equivalent: oseltamivir, qty 6 mg/ml) - oral liquid, powder for - excipient ingredients: saccharin sodium; sodium benzoate; sodium dihydrogen citrate; sorbitol; titanium dioxide; xanthan gum; flavour - tamiflu is indicated for the treatment of infections due to influenza a and b viruses in adults and children including full-term neonates. treatment should commence as soon as possible, but no later than 48 hours after the onset of the initial symptoms of infection.,tamiflu is indicated for the prevention of influenza in adults and children aged 1 year and older. vaccination is the preferred method of routine prophylaxis against infection with influenza virus.

Australia - Kiingereza - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

pfizer australia pty ltd - sirolimus, quantity: 1 mg/ml - oral liquid, solution - excipient ingredients: polysorbate 80; propylene glycol; ethanol; ascorbyl palmitate; phosphatidyl choline; mono- and di- glycerides; soy fatty acids - indications as at 9 february 2004: rapamune is indicated for the prophylaxis of organ rejection in patients at mild to moderate immunological risk receiving renal transplants. therapeutic drug monitoring of sirolimus is required.

Australia - Kiingereza - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

aspen pharmacare australia pty ltd - atovaquone, quantity: 150 mg/ml - oral liquid, suspension - excipient ingredients: poloxamer; saccharin sodium; benzyl alcohol; purified water; xanthan gum; flavour - wellvone suspension is indicated for: acute treatment of mild to moderate pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (pcp) (difference of alveolar and arterial oxygen tensions [(a-a)do2]<=45mmhg(6kpa) and oxygen tension in arterial blood (pa02)>=60mmhg(8kpa) breathing room air) in adult patients with aids who are intolerant of trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole therapy.

Australia - Kiingereza - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

inova pharmaceuticals (australia) pty ltd - dihydrocodeine tartrate, quantity: 1.9 mg/ml - oral liquid - excipient ingredients: purified water; sucrose; citric acid; methyl hydroxybenzoate; amaranth; sorbitol; flavour - for relief of stubborn, unproductive cough.

Australia - Kiingereza - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

seqirus pty ltd - vibrio cholerae, quantity: 31.25 billion organisms; vibrio cholerae, quantity: 1 mg - oral liquid, suspension - excipient ingredients: sodium chloride; dibasic sodium phosphate dihydrate; water for injections; monobasic sodium phosphate dihydrate - cholera caused by serogroup 01 vibrio cholerae: active immunisation of adults and children from two years of age, who will be visiting areas epidemic or endemic for cholera and who are at high risk of infection.

Australia - Kiingereza - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

novartis pharmaceuticals australia pty ltd - carbamazepine, quantity: 20 mg/ml - oral liquid, suspension - excipient ingredients: hyetellose; methyl hydroxybenzoate; purified water; dispersible cellulose; propyl hydroxybenzoate; sorbitol solution (70 per cent) (non-crystallising); peg-8 stearate; sorbic acid; propylene glycol; saccharin sodium; flavour - 1. epilepsy: complex or simple partial seizures (with or without loss of consciousness) with or without secondary generalisation; generalised tonic-clonic seizures; mixed seizure patterns incorporating the above. tegretol is suitable for monotherapy and combination therapy. tegretol is usually not effective in absence seizures, atonic seizures and myoclonic seizures and should not be used for status epilepticus (see "precautions"). 2. trigeminal neuralgia: for relief of pain in idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia and trigeminal neuralgia due to multiple sclerosis; and in idiopathic glossopharyngeal neuralgia. (tegretol is not a simple analgesic and is not intended for trivial facial pain or headache). 3. mania and bipolar affective disorders: treatment of mania and maintenance treatment of bipolar affective disorders to prevent or attenuate recurrence.