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Medicines help manage or cure many conditions. Learn about how they work, common side effects, and why taking them as prescribed matters.

Digestive health medicines include antacids, H2-blockers, and laxatives which treat issues like heartburn and indigestion. diarrhoea and constipation.

Heart and blood medicines include various classes that treat conditions like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and blood clotting. Common examples include ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers to manage heart rate and blood pressure, statins to lower cholesterol, and diuretics to reduce fluid retention.

Painkillers, or analgesics, are medicines used to relieve pain and come in many types, such as over-the-counter options like paracetamol and NSAIDs like ibuprofen and aspirin, as well as prescription-only opioids like codeine and morphine for more severe pain.

In some cases, you can refer yourself to a specialist without seeing a GP first. Learn how self-referral works and when it’s an option.

Substance misuse medicines are those which are used to help people stop a harmful, problematic habit such as smoking or drug misuse. They include treatments like smoking cessation medicines like bupropion and opiate medicines such as buprenorphine and methadone are used to help people stay away from heroin.

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