OTC Medicines available on the Community Drug Schemes

Many over the counter (OTC) medicines are available on the medical card (GMS) or Drug Payment Scheme (DPS) when they are prescribed by your doctor. However, some dispensed medicines packs may be different in appearance to those available OTC. 

This following list is not exhaustive, so please ask a member of our staff if you want to know about a product not on this list.

CONSTIPATION 

  • Duphalac liquid
  • Fybogel sachets
  • Laxose liquid
  • Normacol granules

COUGHS AND ALLERGIES

  • Exputex cough bottle
  • Viscolex Cough bottle
  • Zirtek tablets 

EYE PREPARATIONS

  • Haycrom eye drops
  • Lacrilube
  • Liquifilm tears
  • Tears Natural
  • Vidisic Gel
  • Vividrin eye drops

FUNGAL INFECTIONS

  • Canestan cream, pessaries and duo pack
  •  Daktarin Cream, powder and oral gel
  •  Lamisal Cream

HEAD LICE AND SCABIES

  • Ascabiol
  • Derbac M
  • Lyclear cream

NASAL SPRAYS 

  • Beconase Nasal Spray
  • Flixonase Nasal Spray
  • Vividrin nasal drops  

 PAIN RELIEF TABLETS & GELS

  • Diclac Gel
  • Ibuprofen tablets
  • Maxilief soluble
  • Paracetamol tablets
  • Solpadeine capsules and soluble tablets
  • Voltarol Emugel

SKIN TREATMENTS

  • Aqueous cream
  • Cocois Oint
  • Emulsifying ointment
  • Hydrocortisone 1% cream
  • Nizoral Shampoo
  • Silcocks base
  • Zovirax Cream

 STOMACH UPSETS AND DIARRHOEA

  • Colpermin capsules
  • Dioralyte sachets
  • Gaviscon Liquid & tablets
  • Gaviscon Advance
  • Imodium capsules
  • Maalox
  • Motilium tablets
  • Vermox liquid and tablets
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 VITAMINS AND MINERALS

 

  • Calcichew
  • Clonfolic (Folic) Tablets
  • Ferrograd Tables
  • Galfer and Galfer FA