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How many families have a loved one coping/fighting #Cancer #epilepsy, needs #dialysis or insulin for #diabetes? Due to #COVID2019 there’s 2.4m backlog, a 10m waiting list expected through no deal. Shortage/delay of medicines from the EU would be the last straw. #No2DeathByNoDeal

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Here is the full list of medications which could be affected by a no-deal Brexit, according to E-Surgery:

Acamprosate (Campral) treats alcohol dependence
Aciclovir (Acyclovir) treats herpes, simplex virus infections, chickenpox,shingles
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Allopurinol prevents gout, specific types of kidney stones and side effects that can occur with chemotherapy
Amlodipine treats hypertension and coronary artery disease
Baclofen treats spasticity
Bendroflumethiazide is used in the management of hypertension
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Brinzolamide Eye Drops treats ocular hypertension and open-angle glaucoma
Calcipotriol ointment treats psoriasis
Candesartan treats hypertension and congestive heart failure
Cetirizine is an antihistamine
Citalopram is an antidepressant

Co-careldopa manages the symptoms of Parkinson's disease
Co-codamol is pain relief
Cyclizine treats and prevents nausea, vomiting and dizziness due to motion sickness or vertigo
Desogestrel (Cerelle) is a birth control pills for women and also treats menopausal symptoms in women

Dihydrocodeine is a pain relief
Dispersible Aspirin tablets treat pain, fever, or inflammation and is used as a blood thinner
Dosulepin (Prothiaden) is used in the treatment of depression
Doxycycline is an antibiotic used in the treatment of pneumonia, acne, chlamydia infections

early Lyme disease, cholera and syphilis
Esomeprazole (Nexium) reduces stomach acid
Exemestane (Aromasin) is used to treat breast cancer
Finasteride (Proscar/Propecia) treats an enlarged prostate or scalp hair loss in men. It can also be used to treat

excessive hair growth in women and as a part of hormone therapy for transgender women
Glimepiride (Amaryl) is an anti-diabetic medication
Hydrocortisone is a steroid medicine
Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) is used for the prevention and treatment of certain types of malaria as

well as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and porphyria cutanea tarda
Irbesartan is used for the treatment of hypertension
Lansoprazole controls the stomach's production of gastric acid
Liquid Carbamazepine (Tegretol) treats epilepsy, neuropathic pain, and schizophrenia

Lisinopril treats hypertension, heart failure, and is used after heart attacks
Lofepramine (Gamanil/Lomont/Tymelyt) treats depression
Losartan (Cozaar) treas hypertension, diabetic kidney disease, heart failure, and left ventricular enlargement
Meloxicam (Mobic) treats pain and

inflammation in rheumatic diseases and osteoarthritis
Metformin (Glucophage) is an type 2 diabetes medication
Metoclopramide is used to treat and prevent nausea and vomiting. It is also used to treat migraine headaches
Metronidazole (Flagyl) treat spelvic inflammatory disease,

endocarditis, and bacterial vaginosis
Naproxen (Aleve/Naprosyn) treats pain, menstrual cramps, inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, and fever
Nebivolol treats hypertension
Nifedipine (Adalat) to manage angina, hypertension, Raynaud's phenomenon, premature labour

Nortriptyline (Allegron/Aventyl/Noritren/Nortrilen/Pamelor) treats clinical depression and childhood bed wetting
Olanzapine (Zyprexa) treats schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Olmesartan treats hypertension
Omeprazole treats gastroesophageal reflux, peptic ulcer

disease, and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Oxybutynin relieves urinary and bladder difficulties
Prednisolone is a steroid medication
Pregabalin (Lyrica) treats epilepsy, neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, restless leg syndrome, and generalized anxiety disorder

Quetiapine (Seroquel) treats schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder
Rasagiline treats symptoms in early Parkinson's disease or as an adjunct therapy in more advanced cases
Ramipril is used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure

Risperidone (Risperdal) is an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and irritability associated with autism
Ropinirole is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and restless legs syndrome
Sertraline (Zoloft) treats major depressive disorder

Sildenafil (Viagra) is used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension
Sodium valproate (or valproate sodium)is used in the treatment of epilepsy, anorexia nervosa, panic attack, anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, migraine & bipolar disorder

Sotalol treats abnormal heart rhythms
Tamsulosin (Flomax) helps with the passage of kidney stones
Telmisartan is used in the management of hypertension
Tibolone is used for menopausal hormone therapy and in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis and endometriosis

Valsartan treats high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, and to increase the chances of living longer after a heart attack
Venlafaxine (Effexor) is an antidepressant medication
Zopiclone treats insomnia

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