Conditions We Cover
Find treatment options by the condition they treat. Each page explains the condition and lists the medicines used for it.
Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that disrupts sleep-wake regulation, causing overwhelming daytime sleepiness; it's managed with wake-promoting medicines such as modafinil and structured sleep habits.
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Nasal Polyps
Nasal polyps are soft, non-cancerous growths inside the nasal passages caused by chronic inflammation, treated mainly with topical corticosteroids such as budesonide.
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Nausea
Nausea is the queasy sensation that often precedes vomiting. It is a symptom rather than a disease, and mild cases usually settle with rest, while antiemetics like metoclopramide and domperidone treat more persistent cases.
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Nausea and Vomiting
Nausea and vomiting are common symptoms with causes ranging from food poisoning to chemotherapy, treated with medicines such as ondansetron and chlorpromazine when they are severe or persistent.
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Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy
Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, commonly called morning sickness, affects most pregnancies in the first trimester and is usually managed with dietary changes and, when needed, doxylamine combined with pyridoxine.
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Nephropathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic nephropathy is kidney damage caused by long-term high blood sugar in type 2 diabetes and a leading cause of chronic kidney disease worldwide, managed with blood sugar and blood pressure control plus medicines such as irbesartan.
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Neuroendocrine Tumours
Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are rare, usually slow-growing cancers that arise from hormone-producing cells, most often in the gut, pancreas, or lungs, and are treated with targeted therapies such as everolimus.
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Neuropathic Pain
Neuropathic pain comes from damaged or misfiring nerves rather than tissue injury, causing burning, shooting, or electric-shock sensations, and is treated with nerve-targeting medicines such as gabapentin and amitriptyline.
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Nocturia
Nocturia is waking one or more times at night to urinate, most often caused by excess night-time urine production, an overactive bladder, or an enlarged prostate, and it is managed with lifestyle changes and, when needed, desmopressin.
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Nocturnal Enuresis
Nocturnal enuresis, or bedwetting, is the involuntary release of urine during sleep, most common in children, and is managed with behavioural steps and, when needed, medicines such as desmopressin.
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Nodulocystic Acne
Nodulocystic acne is a severe form of acne that produces deep, painful nodules and cysts capable of causing permanent scarring. It's treated primarily with oral isotretinoin under dermatologist supervision.
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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a group of more than 60 blood cancers that start in the lymphatic system, ranging from slow-growing subtypes managed by monitoring to aggressive forms treated with prompt chemotherapy.
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