MFDA-approved medications available in the Maldives, including prescription, OTC and hospital-use drugs.
| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| A chemotherapy injection (folate analog) for certain lung cancers and mesothelio… | |
| An injectable penicillin antibiotic given for bacterial infections. | |
| An oral penicillin antibiotic for mild to moderately severe bacterial infections… | |
| Oral capsule that relieves bladder pain of interstitial cystitis. | |
| An opioid painkiller (combined with naloxone in tablets) for severe pain. | |
| An injectable barbiturate used for sedation. | |
| A tablet that improves blood flow, used for leg pain on walking (intermittent cl… | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination syrup. | |
| Prescription-only oral liquid. | |
| Hospital-use solution. | |
| Hospital-use solution. | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| A skin cream used to treat scabies infestation. | |
| A targeted HER2 antibody used with trastuzumab for HER2-positive breast cancer. | |
| A combined injection of two HER2 antibodies plus hyaluronidase for HER2-positive… | |
| A combined injection of two HER2 antibodies plus hyaluronidase for HER2-positive… | |
| An opioid painkiller (meperidine) for severe short-term pain. | |
| A urinary painkiller that relieves burning and urgency from bladder irritation. | |
| Over-the-counter: injection, syrup, tablet. | |
| Over-the-counter syrup. | |
| A barbiturate used as a sedative and to treat seizures. | |
| An alpha-blocker capsule that controls blood pressure episodes in phaeochromocyt… | |
| A combination weight-loss capsule used with diet and exercise in obesity. | |
| An injection that raises dangerously low blood pressure during anaesthesia. | |
| Oral liquid: decongestant + antihistamine. | |
| Prescription-only eye drops. | |
| An anti-epileptic medicine for tonic-clonic and psychomotor seizures. | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| An eye drop that improves near vision in adults with presbyopia. | |
| An antipsychotic used to suppress severe tics in Tourette's disorder. | |
| A tablet that improves blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes. | |
| An intravenous penicillin antibiotic combination for serious bacterial infection… | |
| Prescription-only: capsule, oral liquid. | |
| A capsule that slows lung scarring in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. | |
| An NSAID capsule for the pain and stiffness of arthritis. | |
| A vaccine that protects against pneumococcal disease, pneumonia and ear infectio… | |
| A caustic podophyllin paint in benzoin tincture, applied by a doctor to remove g… | |
| An injection used to close off small spider and reticular veins in the legs. | |
| Oral vaccine drops that protect children against polio. | |
| An osmotic laxative drink that cleans out the bowel before colonoscopy. | |
| Prescription-only eye drops. | |
| Prescription-only: eye drops, eye preparation. | |
| Prescription-only ointment. | |
| Prescription-only: eye preparation, ointment. | |
| Prescription-only powder. | |
| Antibiotic-steroid eye drops for inflamed eyes at risk of bacterial infection. | |
| Antibiotic-steroid ear drops for bacterial infections of the outer ear canal. | |
| Hospital-use IV infusion. | |
| Lubricant eye drops that protect against dryness and irritation. | |
| A thalidomide-analogue capsule for multiple myeloma and Kaposi sarcoma. | |
| Potassium supplement tablets for low blood potassium. | |
| A PEG-and-electrolytes laxative drink for bowel cleansing before colonoscopy. | |
| A slow-release tablet that makes urine less acidic to manage kidney stones. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Iodide solution used as an expectorant in chronic lung disease. | |
| Prescription-only capsule. | |
| Antiseptic solution applied to infected skin. | |
| Prescription-only syrup. | |
| Iodine antiseptic for cleaning skin and preventing infection. | |
| Prescription-only ointment. | |
| An antidote injection for poisoning by organophosphate pesticides and nerve agen… | |
| A dopamine agonist tablet for Parkinson's disease and restless legs syndrome. | |
| An antiplatelet (blood-thinning) tablet that prevents clots after heart attack o… | |
| An alpha-blocker capsule used to lower high blood pressure. | |
| A steroid tablet or liquid that reduces inflammation and calms the immune system… | |
| Prescription-only: cream, ointment. | |
| Prescription-only eye drops. | |
| A prescription medicine for epilepsy, anxiety and nerve pain. | |
| Prescription-only capsule. | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination capsule. | |
| Tablet: gabapentinoid + tricyclic antidepressant. | |
| Prescription-only injection. | |
| An antimalarial tablet used to prevent relapse of vivax malaria. | |
| Prescription-only capsule. | |
| A long-acting penicillin injection (procaine penicillin with benzathine penicill… | |
| A chemotherapy capsule used with other drugs for advanced Hodgkin's disease. | |
| An anti-sickness medicine that stops you feeling or being sick. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| A vaginal progesterone insert used in fertility (IVF) treatment to support pregn… | |
| An antimalarial taken as a combination tablet with atovaquone to prevent and tre… | |
| Prescription-only oral liquid. | |
| Prescription-only oral liquid. | |
| A drowsy (sedating) antihistamine for allergies, motion sickness and nausea. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Anaesthetic eye drops that numb the eye for short procedures. | |
| A beta blocker for heart problems, anxiety symptoms and migraine prevention. | |
| A tablet that reduces thyroid hormone in overactive thyroid (Graves' disease). | |
| A dinoprostone (prostaglandin E2) vaginal insert that ripens the cervix before l… | |
| An injection that reverses the blood thinner heparin in overdose. | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Single-dose worming medicine for pinworm. | |
| An antibiotic tablet used with other drugs to treat active tuberculosis. | |
| A medicine that improves muscle strength in myasthenia gravis. | |
| A vitamin B6 injection for treating B6 deficiency. | |
| Vitamin and mineral combination tablet. | |
| A tablet used together with a sulfonamide to treat toxoplasmosis. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Prescription-only: oral liquid, tablet. | |
| An antipsychotic medicine for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and severe depress… | |
| An antimalarial capsule for uncomplicated falciparum malaria. | |
| A proton pump inhibitor tablet that reduces stomach acid. | |
| Capsule: proton-pump inhibitor + antiemetic. | |
| An ACE inhibitor for high blood pressure, heart failure and kidney protection. | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| A targeted antibody infusion (VEGFR2 blocker) for several advanced cancers. | |
| An anti-VEGF injection into the eye for wet macular degeneration and other retin… | |
| A stomach acid-reducing medicine, discontinued worldwide as a precaution. | |
| An extended-release tablet for long-term chest pain (chronic angina). | |
| An enzyme infusion that lowers high uric acid during cancer treatment. | |
| Prescription-only injection. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| Clotting factor replacement for haemophilia A. | |
| Injected growth hormone for growth failure and hormone deficiency. | |
| Injected hormone that stimulates red blood cell production. | |
| An antiviral infusion for treating COVID-19. | |
| A tablet taken before meals to lower blood sugar in type 2 diabetes. | |
| A topical antibiotic ointment used to treat impetigo, a bacterial skin infection… | |
| A vitamin A injection for treating vitamin A deficiency. | |
| An inhaled antiviral used in hospital for severe RSV lung infections in young ch… | |
| A targeted cancer medicine (kinase inhibitor) given with letrozole for breast ca… | |
| A medicine used in the treatment of tuberculosis (TB). | |
| Medicine tablet. | |
| Anti-TB combination tablet. | |
| Anti-TB combination tablet. | |
| Anti-TB combination tablet. | |
| Medicine tablet. | |
| An antibiotic used with other medicines to treat active and latent tuberculosis. | |
| A medicine used to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). | |
| A medicine used to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in children and adults. | |
| An antipsychotic medicine that helps symptoms of schizophrenia, bipolar mania, a… | |
| Hospital-use: injection, tablet. | |
| An HIV protease inhibitor used with other antiretrovirals to treat HIV-1 infecti… | |
| An antibody infusion used to treat certain blood cancers and immune diseases. | |
| An antibody infusion (rituximab formulation) used for blood cancers and immune d… | |
| An anticoagulant (blood thinner) used to prevent and treat blood clots. | |
| A medicine used to treat mild-to-moderate dementia in Alzheimer's and Parkinson'… | |
| A triptan medicine used to treat migraine attacks. | |
| A muscle relaxant given during general anaesthesia for intubation and surgery. | |
| A local anaesthetic injection used for surgery and acute pain relief. | |
| A statin used to lower cholesterol and prevent heart attacks and strokes. | |
| Tablet: statin + antiplatelet. | |
| Prescription-only: oral liquid, tablet. | |
| A PARP-inhibitor cancer tablet for certain BRCA-mutated ovarian and prostate can… | |
| Prescription-only injection. | |
| An antibody-drug infusion used for certain advanced breast cancers. | |
| A combination heart failure medicine that lowers the risk of death and hospitali… | |
| A reliever inhaler that quickly eases breathing in asthma and COPD. | |
| Prescription-only oral liquid. | |
| Prescription-only syrup. | |
| Prescription-only: oral liquid, tablet. | |
| Injected hormone for Paget's disease, high calcium and osteoporosis. | |
| A liquid wart remover that peels away common and plantar warts. | |
| Prescription-only powder. | |
| Prescription-only powder. | |
| Prescription-only topical preparation. | |
| Long-acting inhaler that keeps airways open. | |
| A combination inhaler (steroid plus long-acting bronchodilator) for asthma and C… | |
| A hormone injection used for Paget's disease of bone, high blood calcium, and os… | |
| Calcium channel blocker tablet that lowers blood pressure. | |
| An HIV protease inhibitor taken with ritonavir and other antiretrovirals. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| A single-dose oral antibiotic used for bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis. | |
| A biologic injection (IL-17A blocker) for psoriasis and related inflammatory con… | |
| An MAO-B inhibitor used alongside levodopa/carbidopa in Parkinson's disease. | |
| A tablet for pulmonary arterial hypertension that delays disease progression. | |
| A targeted RET-inhibitor cancer medicine for RET-altered lung and thyroid cancer… | |
| A GLP-1 medicine used to manage type 2 diabetes or treat obesity. | |
| Prescription-only tablet. | |
| An antifungal cream used for athlete's foot between the toes. | |
| An SSRI antidepressant used for depression and anxiety-related conditions. | |
| A phosphate binder that controls blood phosphorus in kidney disease patients on … | |
| An inhaled anaesthetic used to induce and maintain general anaesthesia. | |
| An alpha-blocker capsule that relieves urinary symptoms of an enlarged prostate. | |
| Capsule: alpha-blocker + 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor. | |
| An antibacterial cream used to prevent and treat infection in serious burns. | |
| An antiflatulent for wind, bloating and colic in babies. | |
| A statin used to treat high cholesterol and prevent heart attacks and strokes. | |
| An immunosuppressant tablet that helps prevent rejection of a transplanted kidne… | |
| Prescription-only: eye drops, cream. | |
| A combination tablet of sitagliptin and metformin that lowers blood sugar in typ… | |
| A once-daily tablet that helps keep blood sugar stable in type 2 diabetes. | |
| The most effective treatment to prevent or reverse the effects of venomous snake… | |
| Prescription-only IV infusion. | |
| Prescription-only oral liquid. | |
| Prescription-only syrup. | |
| Over-the-counter: oral liquid, tablet. | |
| An injection used to correct too much acid in the blood (metabolic acidosis). | |
| Over-the-counter oral liquid. | |
| Over-the-counter oral liquid. | |
| Sterile salt solution given by drip to replace fluid and sodium. | |
| Prescription-only: injection, IV infusion. | |
| Hospital-use concentrated solution. | |
| Over-the-counter: electrolyte ice blocks (apple blackcurrant flavour), electroly… | |
| Oral rehydration solution (ORS) — clean water, sugar and salts — that treats deh… | |
| Over-the-counter oral liquid. | |
| Prescription-only oral liquid. | |
| Hospital-use injection. | |
| Hospital-use concentrated solution. |