MFDA-approved medications available in the Maldives, including prescription, OTC and hospital-use drugs.
| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| Docetaxel is an intravenous chemotherapy for breast, lung, prostate, stomach and… | |
| Docusate is a laxative that softens poo to treat constipation. | |
| Dolutegravir (Tivicay) is an integrase inhibitor used with other antiretrovirals… | |
| Medicine tablet. | |
| Domperidone is an anti-sickness medicine for nausea and vomiting. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Tablet: antiemetic + analgesic. | |
| Donepezil treats symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and some other dementias. | |
| Dopamine is an intravenous infusion used in intensive care to support blood pres… | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Doxapram is an injectable breathing stimulant used after anaesthesia or drug ove… | |
| Doxepin tablets treat insomnia where people have trouble staying asleep. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Doxorubicin liposomal injection is a chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, Kaposi's s… | |
| Doxycycline is an antibiotic for bacterial infections and malaria prevention. | |
| Prescription-only capsule. | |
| Doxylamine with pyridoxine (vitamin B6) treats nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. | |
| Over-the-counter tablet. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Prescription-only: injection, tablet. | |
| Dulaglutide (Trulicity) is a weekly GLP-1 injection for type 2 diabetes. | |
| Duloxetine is an SNRI antidepressant for depression, anxiety and nerve pain. | |
| Dupilumab (Dupixent) is an injectable biologic for eczema, asthma and other alle… | |
| Dupilumab (Dupixent) is an injectable biologic for eczema, asthma and other alle… | |
| Dupilumab (Dupixent) is an injectable biologic for eczema, asthma and other alle… | |
| Dupilumab (Dupixent) is an injectable biologic for eczema, asthma and other alle… | |
| Durvalumab (Imfinzi) is a PD-L1 immunotherapy for lung and several other cancers… | |
| Dutasteride treats enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia) in men. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Econazole nitrate cream is an antifungal for skin infections like athlete's foot… | |
| Prescription-only cream. | |
| Edaravone is an intravenous treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). | |
| Efavirenz is an antiretroviral tablet used with other HIV medicines to treat HIV… | |
| A three-drug combination tablet (efavirenz, emtricitabine, tenofovir DF) that tr… | |
| Eflornithine (Iwilfin) tablets reduce the risk of relapse in high-risk neuroblas… | |
| Prescription-only capsule. | |
| Over-the-counter capsule. | |
| Zinc supplements (dispersible tablets) are used alongside oral rehydration solut… | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination tablet. | |
| Eltrombopag raises platelet counts in immune thrombocytopenia, hepatitis C and s… | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Synjardy combines empagliflozin and metformin to improve blood sugar in type 2 d… | |
| Antiretroviral taken with others to treat HIV. | |
| A three-drug combination tablet (emtricitabine, rilpivirine, tenofovir DF) as a … | |
| Emtricitabine-tenofovir DF is a two-drug tablet for HIV-1 treatment and PrEP pre… | |
| Enalapril is an ACE inhibitor for high blood pressure and heart failure. | |
| Enoxaparin (Lovenox) is a low molecular weight heparin injection to prevent and … | |
| Antiviral tablet used to treat chronic hepatitis B infection. | |
| Targeted cancer capsule (kinase inhibitor) for certain lung cancers and solid tu… | |
| Hormone-blocking tablet or capsule used to treat prostate cancer. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Injection used to raise dangerously low blood pressure during anaesthesia. | |
| Chemotherapy injection (anthracycline) given after breast cancer surgery. | |
| A tablet that treats heart failure by blocking the hormone aldosterone. | |
| Injection that stimulates red blood cell production to treat anaemia. | |
| Injection that stops platelets clumping, used during heart attack care. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Chemotherapy injection for advanced breast cancer and liposarcoma. | |
| Targeted cancer tablet (EGFR kinase inhibitor) for lung and pancreatic cancer. | |
| Injectable carbapenem antibiotic for moderate to severe bacterial infections. | |
| An antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections such as chest infections. | |
| Injected hormone that stimulates red blood cell production. | |
| An SSRI antidepressant used to treat depression and anxiety disorders. | |
| Fast-acting beta blocker infusion for short-term control of rapid heart rate. | |
| A proton pump inhibitor that reduces stomach acid. | |
| Estradiol is an oestrogen hormone tablet used mainly for menopause symptoms and … | |
| Sleeping tablet for insomnia. | |
| Injectable TNF-blocker for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and related condition… | |
| Antibiotic tablet used with other drugs to treat pulmonary tuberculosis. | |
| Prescription-only solution. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Combined oral contraceptive pill (desogestrel with ethinyl estradiol) to prevent… | |
| Combined oral contraceptive pill (drospirenone with ethinyl estradiol) to preven… | |
| Combined oral contraceptive pill (levonorgestrel with ethinyl estradiol) to prev… | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Ethionamide is a second-line oral medicine for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. | |
| An anti-seizure medicine used to control absence (petit mal) epilepsy. | |
| Prescription-only inhaler. | |
| Prescription-only: oral liquid, injection, tablet. | |
| An intravenous anaesthetic used to put patients to sleep for surgery. | |
| A hormonal contraceptive implant placed under the skin of the arm to prevent pre… | |
| Chemotherapy injection used in the management of certain cancers. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Targeted cancer tablet (kinase inhibitor). | |
| An injectable PCSK9 inhibitor that lowers LDL cholesterol and heart risk. | |
| Hormone-therapy tablet (aromatase inhibitor) for breast cancer after menopause. | |
| Over-the-counter eye drops. | |
| A tablet that lowers cholesterol by blocking its absorption from food. | |
| Injectable clotting factor replacement for people with haemophilia B. | |
| Human factor VIII concentrate replaces the missing clotting factor to prevent an… | |
| An H2 blocker tablet that reduces stomach acid to treat ulcers and reflux. | |
| Medicine tablet. | |
| A tablet that lowers uric acid to manage gout when allopurinol is unsuitable. | |
| A tablet that lowers cholesterol and triglycerides alongside diet changes. | |
| A strong opioid painkiller for severe pain, as patches, tablets, sprays or injec… | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination oral liquid. | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination capsule. | |
| An iron injection for iron deficiency anaemia when oral iron is not enough. | |
| Intravenous iron for anaemia in kidney disease. | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination tablet. | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination capsule. | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination capsule. | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination capsule. | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination capsule. | |
| An iron and folic acid combination tablet used to prevent and treat iron-deficie… | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination syrup. | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination capsule. | |
| An iron supplement (ferrous sulfate) to treat and prevent iron deficiency anaemi… | |
| An antihistamine that relieves allergy symptoms such as hay fever, hives and ins… | |
| A white blood cell growth factor that cuts infection risk during chemotherapy an… | |
| A medicine for men that treats an enlarged prostate and male pattern hair loss. | |
| A tablet that protects the kidneys and heart in diabetes-related kidney disease … | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| A tablet that relieves urinary symptoms such as pain, urgency and frequent peein… | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination tablet. | |
| An antiarrhythmic tablet that prevents certain serious fast or irregular heart r… | |
| Prescription-only: cream, ointment. | |
| A penicillin antibiotic that treats skin, wound, bone and ear infections. | |
| An antifungal medicine that treats thrush and other fungal infections. | |
| A corticosteroid tablet that replaces adrenal hormones in Addison's disease and … | |
| An injection that reverses the sedative effects of benzodiazepines after procedu… | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| A low-to-medium strength steroid scalp oil for treating scalp psoriasis in adult… | |
| Prescription-only cream. | |
| Prescription-only cream. | |
| Prescription-only: cream, ointment. | |
| A dye injected into a vein to image the blood vessels of the retina and iris dur… | |
| A steroid eye drop that treats inflammation of the surface and front section of … | |
| Eye drops/ointment: corticosteroid + aminoglycoside antibiotic. | |
| A chemotherapy injection for cancers of the colon, rectum, breast, stomach and p… | |
| An SSRI antidepressant for depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and bulimia… | |
| Prescription-only: injection, tablet. | |
| A long-acting antipsychotic injection for people with chronic schizophrenia need… | |
| Non-opioid painkiller for short-term acute pain. | |
| Steroid eye drops for inflammation of the eye surface. | |
| Prescription-only eye drops. | |
| A steroid preventer inhaler that controls asthma and COPD symptoms. | |
| Prescription-only nasal spray. | |
| A combined steroid and long-acting bronchodilator inhaler for asthma and COPD. | |
| An SSRI antidepressant capsule used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder. | |
| A vitamin B9 medicine taken in pregnancy to help the baby develop and to treat f… | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination tablet. | |
| A folate medicine that reduces the toxicity of methotrexate-type drugs and treat… | |
| Injected fertility hormone that stimulates eggs and sperm. | |
| An injectable follicle-stimulating hormone used to treat infertility in women an… | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| An anticoagulant injection that prevents and treats blood clots, mainly around s… | |
| Prescription-only solution. | |
| An intravenous anti-sickness medicine that prevents nausea and vomiting caused b… | |
| An ACE inhibitor tablet for high blood pressure and heart failure. | |
| An injectable anti-seizure medicine for status epilepticus and seizures around n… | |
| Prescription-only: medicated dressing, eye drops, cream. | |
| Prescription-only eye drops. | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| A diuretic (water tablet) that treats fluid build-up and high blood pressure. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| A hormone-therapy injection for advanced hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer… | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Prescription-only: oral liquid, tablet. | |
| Antibiotic and anti-inflammatory nose and mouth spray. | |
| An antibiotic cream, ointment and eye drops for bacterial skin and eye infection… | |
| Cream: antibiotic + corticosteroid. | |
| Cream: antibiotic + corticosteroid. | |
| A medicine for epilepsy and nerve pain. | |
| A gadolinium contrast agent injected before MRI scans to improve images of the b… | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| Second-line medicated shampoo for lice. | |
| Prescription-only capsule. | |
| Antiviral eye gel for herpes ulcers of the cornea. | |
| A quinolone antibiotic eye drop for bacterial conjunctivitis. | |
| A targeted tablet for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with specific EGFR m… | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| A chemotherapy injection for ovarian, breast, lung and pancreatic cancers. | |
| Injected chemotherapy for several solid cancers. | |
| A lipid-lowering tablet for very high triglycerides and reducing heart disease r… | |
| An aminoglycoside antibiotic injection for serious bacterial infections. | |
| Eye/ear drops: aminoglycoside antibiotic + corticosteroid. | |
| Eye/ear drops, gel: aminoglycoside antibiotic + corticosteroid. | |
| Over-the-counter capsule. | |
| Sulfonylurea tablet that lowers blood sugar in type 2 diabetes. | |
| A tablet that lowers blood sugar in type 2 diabetes by increasing insulin releas… | |
| Tablet: sulfonylurea + biguanide. | |
| A sulfonylurea tablet that improves blood sugar control in adults with type 2 di… | |
| Tablet: sulfonylurea + biguanide + thiazolidinedione. | |
| A sulfonylurea tablet that lowers blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. | |
| A combination tablet of glipizide and metformin that lowers blood sugar in type … | |
| An injection that raises blood sugar, used for severe hypoglycaemia in diabetes. | |
| Prescription-only: injection, IV infusion. | |
| Hospital-use IV infusion. | |
| Hospital-use IV infusion. | |
| Over-the-counter: electrolyte ice blocks (apple blackcurrant flavour), electroly… | |
| A sterile drip solution of glucose (dextrose) and salt given into a vein to repl… | |
| Hospital-use solution concentrate. | |
| Glycerin suppositories are a laxative used to relieve occasional constipation, u… | |
| Over-the-counter suppository. | |
| Sterile irrigating fluid used during prostate and bladder surgery. | |
| Prescription-only cream. |