Medicines by condition
Browse medicines by the condition they treat. Each page lists the medicines whose official UK patient leaflet (emc) says they are used for that condition, grouped by active substance.
Guidance only. This page lists medicines whose official patient leaflet (electronic medicines compendium, emc) says they are used for this condition. It is generated automatically and is not medical advice or a recommendation. A medicine may be used for several conditions, and not every option is suitable for everyone. Always read the full leaflet and ask your pharmacist or doctor.
Acne46 medicinesAcromegaly24 medicinesADHD161 medicinesAnaemia107 medicinesAngina140 medicinesAnxiety175 medicinesAsthma121 medicinesBacterial infections111 medicinesBipolar disorder67 medicinesBlood clots (thrombosis)181 medicinesBowel (colorectal) cancer13 medicinesBreast cancer122 medicinesChronic myeloid leukaemia49 medicinesCold sores and herpes22 medicinesConstipation74 medicinesCOPD31 medicinesCrohn's disease67 medicinesDementia (including Alzheimer's)68 medicinesDepression260 medicinesEpilepsy416 medicinesErectile dysfunction52 medicinesGlaucoma and raised eye pressure81 medicinesGout28 medicinesHayfever and allergies79 medicinesHeart failure78 medicinesHigh blood pressure (hypertension)327 medicinesHigh cholesterol60 medicinesHIV infection112 medicinesIrregular heartbeat (arrhythmia)86 medicinesKidney cancer26 medicinesLung cancer51 medicinesMenopause symptoms63 medicinesMigraine136 medicinesMultiple myeloma120 medicinesMultiple sclerosis91 medicinesNausea and vomiting61 medicinesOrgan transplant rejection10 medicinesOsteoporosis30 medicinesOveractive bladder57 medicinesPain263 medicinesParkinson's disease114 medicinesPneumonia60 medicinesProstate cancer54 medicinesPsoriasis112 medicinesPulmonary arterial hypertension63 medicinesRheumatoid arthritis118 medicinesSchizophrenia145 medicinesSmoking cessation26 medicinesTuberculosis20 medicinesType 2 diabetes148 medicinesUlcerative colitis100 medicinesWilson's disease8 medicines