Ticagrelor, co administered with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), is indicated for the prevention of atherothrombotic events in adult patients with
- acute coronary syndromes (ACS) or
- a history of myocardial infarction (MI) and a high risk of developing an atherothrombotic event
Tepotinib is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harbouring mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor gene (MET) exon 14 (METex14) skipping alterations.
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Potassium citrate and potassium hydrogen carbonate
For the treatment of mild to moderate pain and pyrexia in children. Paracetamol suppositories may be especially useful in patients unable to take oral forms of paracetamol, e.g. post-operatively or with nausea and vomiting
For the relief of the symptoms of allergic rhinitis with nasal congestion when both the antiallergic properties of fexofenadine hydrochloride and the decongestant activity of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride are required.
Calcium folinate is indicated:
• To diminish the toxicity and counteract the action of folic acid antagonists such as methotrexate in cytotoxic therapy and overdose in adults and children. In cytotoxic therapy, this procedure is commonly known as “Calcium Folinate Rescue”;
• In combination with 5-fluorouracil in cytotoxic therapy.