Browse comprehensive guides on medicines — evidence-based content reviewed by the MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
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Antacids rapidly neutralize stomach acid to relieve heartburn, indigestion, and acid reflux. Learn about active ingredients (calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, aluminium hydroxide), correct use, drug interactions due to binding, and when to seek medical review.
Anti-allergy medicines relieve hay fever, hives, food allergy symptoms, and anaphylaxis. Learn about antihistamines (first- and second-generation), nasal corticosteroids, leukotriene antagonists, and when to use an epinephrine auto-injector for emergencies.
Antibiotics are prescription medications that kill or inhibit bacteria. Learn about the different classes (penicillins, cephalosporins, macrolides, fluoroquinolones), why completing the full course matters, antibiotic resistance, and common side effects.
Anticoagulants (blood thinners) prevent and treat dangerous blood clots. Learn about warfarin, heparins, and DOACs (rivaroxaban, apixaban, dabigatran), INR monitoring requirements, serious bleeding risks, and critical drug and food interactions.
Antidepressants treat depression, anxiety disorders, OCD, PTSD, and related conditions. Learn about SSRI, SNRI, TCA, and MAOI classes, why they take 4–6 weeks to work, discontinuation syndrome, and why you must never stop them abruptly.
Asthma inhalers deliver bronchodilators or corticosteroids directly to the airways. Learn about reliever inhalers (SABAs like salbutamol) vs preventer inhalers (ICS like beclometasone), correct inhaler technique, and when to seek urgent medical review.
Atorvastatin is a statin that lowers LDL cholesterol and reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke. Learn about dosing (10–80mg once daily), myopathy risk, liver function monitoring, grapefruit interaction, and key drug interactions.
Blood pressure medicines (antihypertensives) lower high blood pressure to protect the heart, kidneys, and brain. Learn about ACE inhibitors, ARBs, calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers, and diuretics — how they work, side effects, and key safety rules.
Cholesterol-lowering medicines reduce LDL cholesterol and cardiovascular risk. Learn about statins, ezetimibe, fibrates, bile acid sequestrants, and PCSK9 inhibitors — their mechanisms, how they differ, key side effects, and important interactions.
Diabetes medicines control blood glucose in type 2 diabetes. Learn about metformin, sulfonylureas, GLP-1 receptor agonists, SGLT-2 inhibitors, and DPP-4 inhibitors — their mechanisms, cardiovascular and kidney benefits, and important safety considerations.
Fever medicines (antipyretics) reduce elevated body temperature during infection or illness. Learn about paracetamol and ibuprofen, safe dosing for adults and children, when fever requires urgent medical attention, and why aspirin must be avoided in children.
Heart medicines treat conditions including heart failure, atrial fibrillation, angina, and post-heart attack recovery. Learn about beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, digoxin, nitrates, antiarrhythmics, and antiplatelet agents — their roles, side effects, and critical warnings.
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