Thai analogues of the most common pharmacy drugs

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• Wounds
• Allergy
• Food poisoning
• Diariah
• Constipation
• Digestive enzymes
• Gas relief
• Common cold
• Common cold symptomatic treatment
• Cough
• Running nose
• Sore throat
• Fever
• Antibiotics
• Painkillers
• Antispasmodics
• Heartburn
• Gastritis, acute peptic ulcer, gard/acid reflux, H2 blockers & PPI’s
• Swimmer’s Ear Syndrome (Otitis)
• Cold sore (Herpes)
• Thrush / Yeast infection / Candidiasis
• Threadworm / Roundworm infection
• Pediculosis capitis (the head louse)

WOUNDS

• HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
• BETADINE – Iodine 10% solution.
• GARAMYCIN (Gentamicin) – antibiotic (only treats bacterial infections).
• PISES POWDER – antibacterial use for pus such as pimple wounds, infectious wounds, chronic ulcers, burn cuts.

ALLERGY

• AERIUS (DESLORATADINE) – antihistamine to treat allergic rhinitis and Urticaria.
• ZYRTEC (CETIRIZINE), other trade names: Cettec, Zyrex, Zyrcon, Cetrizine, etc. – Anti-congestion and a non-drowsy anti-histamine.
• PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HCI (SUDAFED, SULIDINE) – For the relief of non-specific nasal congestion and nasal allergic conditions.
• LORATADINE (CLARITYNE) – antihistamine used to treat allergy symptoms.
• CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE – antihistamine, antipruritic, antiallergic

FOOD POISONING

• ORAL REHYDRATION PACKETS – trade names: Babi-Lyte, Boots ORS, Minera R.O., Oreda R.O., Oris, Osra R.O., Reka ORS, SEA ORS, Weewa ORS. Used to rehydrate your body when experiencing diarrhea or vomiting.
• ACTIVATED CHARCOAL – trade names: Deltacarbon, Delta Charcoal, Carbomint, Ca-R-bon.
• FURAZOLIDONE – trade names: Diocin, Disento, Furamed, Furopectal syrop, Furion, Profura, Suratin syrop. Indicated in the specific and symptomatic treatment of bacterial or protozoal diarrhea and enteritis caused by susceptible organisms.
• NIFUROXAZIDE – Debby syrop, Erfuzide pills, syrop. Anti-diarrhoeal medicine which has been pushed back from routine practice in recent years and often replaced with probiotics.

DIARIAH

IMODIUM (Loperamide) – trade names: Imodium, Impelium, Lomide.

CONSTIPATION

MIRALAX, DULCOLAX, PHILLIPS’ – Laevolac, Hepalac, Duphalac

DIGESTIVE ENZYMES

VITAURA, DIVINE BOUNTY, VIMERSON HEALTH – Multizyme, Gaszym, Creon, Combizym

GAS RELIEF

Dioxzye (Simethicone 80mg) tablets

COMMON COLD

COUGH

• AMBROXOL – trade names: Amtuss, Ambronox, Bisolvan, Misovan, Secretin.
• ACETYLCYSTEINE – trade names: Acetin, Alistine, Siflex.
• DEXTROMETHORPHAN – trade names: A-Tussin, Robitussin, Compound Makham Pom, Kamillosan, Diphendryl Expectorant.

RUNNING NOSE

NASEL DROPS: ILLIADIN, OTRIVIN, MAR PLUS.

NASAL INHALER: POI-SIAN, SIANG PURE, POI SIAN PIM SAEN.

SYRUP: Dimetapp

SORE THROAT

Cepacol, Difflam/Difflam Forte, Lobacin, Kamillosan M, Trocacin, Throatsil.

FEVER

PARACETOMOL (ACETAMINOPHEN) – Calpol (pills & syrop for kids), Denamol (syrop for kids 125mg or 250mg), Depyret (oral drops for kids 60mg syrop for kids 120mg/5ml), Decolgen (500mg), Sara (500mg), Paramed (500mg), Panadol (syrop for kids), Tylenol (500mg).

IBUPROFEN – Ambufen (400mg, 600mg), Ibumax (200mg), Nurofen (200mg, 400mg, gel, syrop for kids).

ANTIBIOTICS

AMOXICILLIN (TRIHYDRATE) 250MG/5ML. Broad spectrum antibiotic.

COMMON COLD SYMPTOMS TREATMENT

FERVEX, THERAFLU, COLDREX – Tiffy dey, Decolgen, Cold-Tab

PAINKILLERS

GOFEN 400 (IBUPROFEN) – headache, toothache, menstrual pain.

NAPROXEN – trade names: Aleve, Anaprox, EC-Naprosyn, Naprelan, Naprosyn. Naproxen is used to treat pain or inflammation caused by conditions such as arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, tendinitis, bursitis, gout, or menstrual cramps. It can also be used to treat acute pain caused by other conditions not listed in this medication guide.

• TOFAGO – migraine, vascular headache.
• IMIGRAN – migraine
• CAFERGOT – migraine

ANTISPASMODICS

DROTAVERINE – trade names: Deolin, Toverine.

HEARTBURN

• ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE – trade names: Algycon, Amogin, Belcid, Gaviscon, Herogel. The cheapest one is Antacil pills, only 20 baht for a blister pack.
• MAGNIUM HYDROXIDE – trade names: Malugel, Magnesia tablets, Ulcefate, Ulsanic.

GASTRITIS, ACUTE PEPTIC ULCER, GARD/ACID REFLUX, H2 BLOCKERS & PPI’s

• OMEPRAZOLE – Miracid, Prilosec, Nexium, Omeprazole, Lansoprazole, Esomeprazole.
• H2 BLOCKER – Ranitidine, Cimetidine, Pepcid.

SWIMMER’S EAR SYNDROME (OTITIS)

POLYSPORIN, ZIMOX, HYLAND’S EARACHE DROPS – S.M. OTO, Eyedex, Sofradex, DexOph

COLD SORE (HERPES)

ACICLOVIR, ACYCLOGUANOSINE, ACYCLOVIR – M-Zavir, Acyclovir, Zovirax, Viraxy 400, Vilerm.

THRUSH/YEAST INFECTION/CANDIDIASIS

CLOTRIMAZOLE – trade names: Canazol, Canesten, Candinox, Fungiderm.

MOUTH THRUSH – Tystatin (Nystatin)

THREADWORM/ROUNDWORM INFECTION

Emverm, Vermox (MEBENDAZOLE) – BENDA 500 (mebendazole 500mg)

PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS (the head louse)

HAFIF Anti-lice Shampoo (CARBARYL 0.6%) with free comb

Please be advised to carefully read the description provided with a drug. In case you are not sure if this drug will help you, please seek for a medical advise in the nearest to you hospital. The list of hospitals in Thailand is here and the map of hospitals is here. In case you need an urgent help, please call 1669 and follow this instructions.