MFDA-approved medications available in the Maldives, including prescription, OTC and hospital-use drugs.
| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| An anticholinergic medicated cloth applied to the skin for excessive underarm sw… | |
| An injectable TNF-blocker for inflammatory arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and… | |
| A hormone-suppressing implant used for prostate cancer, breast cancer and endome… | |
| An anti-sickness injection that prevents nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy. | |
| An antifungal tablet for ringworm infections of the skin, hair and nails. | |
| Expectorant that loosens phlegm to make coughs productive. | |
| Prescription-only oral liquid. | |
| An inactivated flu vaccine that protects against the 2009 pandemic H1N1 (swine f… | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| A childhood vaccine that prevents invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) d… | |
| An antipsychotic tablet used for psychotic disorders and the tics of Tourette's … | |
| Inhaled anaesthetic for starting and maintaining general anaesthesia. | |
| Hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) gives immediate, short-term protection after … | |
| Prescription-only capsule. | |
| An injectable anticoagulant (blood thinner) that prevents and treats blood clots… | |
| An injectable heparin sodium anticoagulant (blood thinner) that prevents and tre… | |
| An injectable heparin sodium anticoagulant (blood thinner), preserved with benzy… | |
| Inactivated hepatitis A vaccine. | |
| Prescription-only injection. | |
| A vaccine that protects against infection by all known subtypes of hepatitis B v… | |
| Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine. | |
| Eye drops that dilate the pupil and relax eye focusing. | |
| Prescription-only oral liquid. | |
| A protein infusion made from human blood, used to restore blood volume and album… | |
| Anti-D (Rho(D)) immune globulin prevents Rh immunisation in Rh-negative women du… | |
| A hormone injection used for fertility problems and undescended testicles in boy… | |
| An intravenous antibody (immune globulin) infusion for adults with primary immun… | |
| Prescription-only injection. | |
| Prescription-only injection. | |
| Injected growth factor that boosts infection-fighting white cells. | |
| Injected enzyme that helps fluids and drugs spread under the skin. | |
| A tablet that lowers blood pressure, used for essential hypertension. | |
| A water tablet (diuretic) for high blood pressure and fluid retention. | |
| A steroid medicine that calms inflammation and can replace missing cortisol horm… | |
| Antibiotic and steroid ear drops for bacterial infections of the outer ear canal… | |
| Over-the-counter cream. | |
| Over-the-counter ointment. | |
| Prescription-only cream. | |
| Prescription-only nasal preparation. | |
| Prescription-only ear drops. | |
| Prescription-only: solution, topical preparation. | |
| A skin-bleaching cream for dark patches such as melasma and freckles. | |
| A skin-lightening lotion with sunscreen for gradual bleaching of dark skin patch… | |
| A triple-combination cream for short-term treatment of moderate to severe facial… | |
| An antiseptic gel or wash used to treat acne. | |
| An injectable form of vitamin B12 used to treat and prevent B12 deficiency anaem… | |
| A disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) for rheumatoid arthritis, lupus … | |
| Prescription-only injection. | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| A progestin hormone injection used for uterine cancer and menstrual bleeding pro… | |
| Lubricant eye drops (hypromellose) for dry, irritated eyes. | |
| Prescription-only eye drops. | |
| A chemotherapy capsule for resistant chronic myeloid leukaemia and head and neck… | |
| Prescription-only injection. | |
| An antispasmodic (Buscopan) that relieves stomach, bladder and period cramps. | |
| Lubricant eye drops for dry, irritated eyes. | |
| A bisphosphonate tablet to treat and prevent osteoporosis after the menopause. | |
| A targeted kinase-inhibitor medicine for certain blood cancers and chronic graft… | |
| A painkiller (NSAID) that relieves pain, reduces inflammation and lowers fever. | |
| Older antiviral eye preparation. | |
| A chemotherapy injection used with other medicines for testicular cancer. | |
| Chemotherapy (ifosfamide) given with mesna to protect the bladder, for testicula… | |
| An injection for severe frostbite in adults, to reduce the risk of amputation. | |
| A targeted kinase-inhibitor cancer medicine for certain leukaemias and gastroint… | |
| A skin cream (imiquimod) for actinic keratoses and external genital warts. | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| A tricyclic antidepressant for depression, also used short-term for childhood be… | |
| Prescription-only inhaler. | |
| Prescription-only inhaler. | |
| A diuretic (water tablet) used to manage high blood pressure. | |
| An HIV protease inhibitor taken with other antiretrovirals to treat HIV infectio… | |
| An NSAID painkiller for arthritis, gout and painful shoulder conditions. | |
| An anti-TNF antibody infusion for Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, arthritis… | |
| Seasonal vaccine given yearly to protect against influenza. | |
| A hormone medicine used to treat type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. | |
| Prescription-only injection. | |
| A rapid-acting insulin used to treat diabetes. | |
| A long-acting insulin (degludec) used to treat diabetes. | |
| A long-acting insulin used to treat diabetes. | |
| A long-acting insulin used to treat diabetes. | |
| A rapid-acting insulin used to treat diabetes. | |
| A form of insulin used to treat diabetes. | |
| A rapid-acting insulin used to treat diabetes. | |
| Prescription-only injection. | |
| An iodine-based contrast agent used for X-ray and CT imaging procedures. | |
| Over-the-counter oral liquid. | |
| An immunotherapy antibody infusion for melanoma and several other advanced cance… | |
| An immunotherapy antibody infusion for melanoma and several other advanced cance… | |
| An inhaled bronchodilator for maintenance treatment of airway narrowing in COPD. | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| A blood pressure medicine (angiotensin receptor blocker), also used for diabetic… | |
| A chemotherapy infusion used for metastatic bowel (colorectal) cancer. | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination oral liquid. | |
| An injectable iron for iron deficiency when oral iron cannot be used. | |
| Prescription-only: oral liquid, syrup. | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| An intravenous iron for iron deficiency anaemia in chronic kidney disease. | |
| Prescription-only: ovule, tablet, cream. | |
| Prescription-only cream. | |
| An inhaled anaesthetic used to start and maintain general anaesthesia. | |
| An intravenous amino acid solution for feeding patients who cannot eat or absorb… | |
| An antibiotic used to treat and prevent tuberculosis (TB). | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| Prescription-only injection. | |
| A heart-stimulating injection (isoproterenol) used in shock and during anaesthes… | |
| A nitrate heart medicine used to prevent angina chest pain. | |
| A capsule medicine for severe acne when other treatments have not worked. | |
| A beta-adrenergic stimulant tablet; this label does not state its approved uses. | |
| High-fibre drink that relieves constipation. | |
| Hospital-use tablet. | |
| An antifungal capsule for serious fungal infections and fungal nail infections. | |
| A heart-rate-lowering tablet to reduce hospital admissions in chronic heart fail… | |
| An antiparasitic tablet for certain worm infections. | |
| An antibody infusion made from human plasma, used to support the immune system. | |
| An injectable antibody (IL-17A blocker) for psoriasis and inflammatory spine and… | |
| Injected aminoglycoside antibiotic, formerly for drug-resistant TB. | |
| An injectable anaesthetic for short diagnostic and surgical procedures. | |
| An antifungal cream and shampoo for fungal skin infections and dandruff. | |
| Over-the-counter shampoo. | |
| An NSAID capsule for arthritis pain and period pain. | |
| Prescription-only gel. | |
| Ketorolac is a strong anti-inflammatory painkiller (NSAID) for short-term use on… | |
| Ketorolac is a strong anti-inflammatory painkiller (NSAID) for short-term use on… | |
| Ketotifen fumarate eye drops used to relieve itchy eyes. | |
| Labetalol is a beta-blocker injection used to control very high blood pressure. | |
| Over-the-counter: oral liquid, syrup. | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination capsule. | |
| Prescription-only syrup. | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination: capsule, oral liquid. | |
| Prescription-only capsule. | |
| Lactulose is a laxative syrup for constipation and for hepatic encephalopathy. | |
| Lamivudine is an antiviral tablet used to treat chronic hepatitis B infection. | |
| Medicine tablet. | |
| Lamivudine with zidovudine is a combination tablet used with other medicines to … | |
| Lamotrigine is a medicine used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder. | |
| Lansoprazole is a proton pump inhibitor that reduces the amount of stomach acid. | |
| Kit: proton-pump inhibitor + antibiotic + nitroimidazole antimicrobial. | |
| Lanthanum carbonate is a chewable phosphate binder that lowers blood phosphate i… | |
| Lapatinib (Tykerb) is a targeted cancer tablet for HER2-positive breast cancer. | |
| Over-the-counter oral liquid. | |
| Latanoprost eye drops lower high pressure inside the eye and help treat glaucoma… | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination oral liquid. | |
| Prescription-only capsule. | |
| Ledipasvir with sofosbuvir (Harvoni) is a combination tablet that treats chronic… | |
| Leflunomide is a disease-modifying tablet for active rheumatoid arthritis in adu… | |
| Lenalidomide (Revlimid) is a thalidomide-related capsule for multiple myeloma an… | |
| Lenvatinib (Lenvima) is a targeted cancer capsule for thyroid, kidney, liver and… | |
| Letrozole (Femara) is a hormone-blocking tablet that treats breast cancer and he… | |
| Leucovorin (folinic acid) is a rescue medicine that reduces the toxicity of meth… | |
| Leuprolide acetate is a hormone injection used in the palliative treatment of ad… | |
| Deworming tablet for soil-transmitted worm infections. | |
| Levetiracetam (Keppra) is a medicine used to prevent seizures caused by epilepsy… | |
| Levocarnitine is an injection used to treat and prevent carnitine deficiency. | |
| Antihistamine tablet for long-term hives. | |
| Carbidopa with levodopa is a combination tablet used to treat Parkinson's diseas… | |
| Levofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic tablet for a range of bacterial inf… | |
| Levonorgestrel with ethinylestradiol is a combined oral contraceptive pill that … | |
| Levonorgestrel with ethinylestradiol is a combined oral contraceptive pill that … | |
| An emergency contraceptive pill taken after unprotected sex. | |
| Inhaled reliever that opens the airways. | |
| Prescription-only oral liquid. | |
| Hospital-use IV infusion. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Levothyroxine is a thyroid hormone replacement for an underactive thyroid (hypot… | |
| Lidocaine skin cream is a local anaesthetic that numbs the skin before minor pro… | |
| Prescription-only injection. | |
| Prescription-only injection. | |
| Prescription-only ointment. | |
| Lidocaine with prilocaine cream is a topical anaesthetic that numbs skin before … | |
| A local anaesthetic injection with adrenaline, used to numb the mouth for dental… | |
| Prescription-only injection. | |
| Prescription-only: suppository, ointment. | |
| Prescription-only ear drops. | |
| Linagliptin is a once-daily tablet for type 2 diabetes that helps the body make … | |
| Tablet: DPP-4 inhibitor + biguanide. | |
| Linezolid is an antibiotic tablet for serious Gram-positive infections, includin… | |
| Prescription-only gel. | |
| Over-the-counter oral liquid. | |
| Over-the-counter oral liquid. | |
| Over-the-counter oral liquid. | |
| Liraglutide is a daily GLP-1 injection used to treat type 2 diabetes or help wit… | |
| Lisinopril is an ACE inhibitor that relaxes blood vessels to lower blood pressur… | |
| A mood stabiliser used to treat mania, bipolar disorder and resistant depression… | |
| Oral infant vaccine against rotavirus stomach infection. | |
| Prescription-only oral liquid. | |
| Hospital-use IV infusion. | |
| Prescription-only eye drops. | |
| A medicine (Imodium) that treats diarrhoea by slowing down the gut. | |
| A combination HIV medicine (lopinavir with ritonavir, brand Kaletra) taken with … | |
| A non-drowsy antihistamine (Clarityn) that relieves allergy symptoms. | |
| A benzodiazepine (Ativan) used short-term for anxiety and anxiety-related sleep … | |
| Prescription-only granules (in sachets). | |
| An angiotensin receptor blocker (Cozaar) used mainly for high blood pressure. | |
| A combination tablet of losartan (ARB) and hydrochlorothiazide (diuretic) for hi… | |
| A statin that lowers cholesterol alongside a low-fat diet. | |
| An atypical antipsychotic for schizophrenia and bipolar depression. | |
| Injected fertility hormone used with FSH to develop eggs. | |
| Medicine tablet. | |
| A supplement tablet (Folite) with folic acid, magnesium, calcium and vitamin D3. | |
| Hospital-use IV infusion. |