Conditions A–Z

Which medicines treat which conditions

Browse common conditions to see the medicine classes used to treat each — cross-linked to our dose-free drug guides and clinical calculators.

Education and reference only. These pages explain which medicines are used and why — they contain no doses and are not a substitute for advice from your doctor or pharmacist.

Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular Abdominal aortic aneurysm Cardiovascular Acute limb ischaemia Cardiovascular Angina Cardiovascular Aortic aneurysm Cardiovascular Aortic stenosis Cardiovascular Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Atrial fibrillation (AF) Cardiovascular Atrial flutter Cardiovascular Blood clots (DVT and PE) Cardiovascular Brain aneurysm Cardiovascular Brugada syndrome Cardiovascular Bundle branch block Cardiovascular Cardiomyopathy Cardiovascular Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular Carotid artery stenosis Cardiovascular Chronic kidney disease (CKD) Cardiovascular Chronic venous insufficiency Cardiovascular Congenital heart disease Cardiovascular Coronary heart disease Cardiovascular Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) Cardiovascular Ectopic heartbeats Cardiovascular Heart block Cardiovascular Heart failure Cardiovascular Heart murmur Cardiovascular Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia Cardiovascular High blood pressure (hypertension) Cardiovascular High cholesterol Cardiovascular Infective endocarditis Cardiovascular Innocent heart murmur Cardiovascular Intermittent claudication Cardiovascular Kawasaki disease Cardiovascular Lipoedema Cardiovascular Long QT syndrome Cardiovascular Lymphoedema Cardiovascular Mitral valve disease Cardiovascular Mitral valve prolapse Cardiovascular Myocarditis Cardiovascular Orthostatic hypotension Cardiovascular Palpitations Cardiovascular Pericarditis Cardiovascular Peripheral arterial disease Cardiovascular Phlebitis Cardiovascular Postural hypotension Cardiovascular Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) Cardiovascular Pulmonary hypertension Cardiovascular Raynaud's Cardiovascular Raynaud's phenomenon Cardiovascular Rheumatic fever Cardiovascular Sinus tachycardia Cardiovascular Slow heart rate (bradycardia) Cardiovascular Spider veins Cardiovascular Superficial thrombophlebitis Cardiovascular Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) Cardiovascular Varicose veins Cardiovascular Vasovagal syncope Cardiovascular White-coat hypertension Cardiovascular Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Digestive

Digestive Abnormal liver blood tests Digestive Achalasia Digestive Acid reflux & GORD Digestive Acute cholecystitis Digestive Acute diarrhoea Digestive Acute pancreatitis Digestive Alcohol-related liver disease Digestive Alcoholic hepatitis Digestive Anal abscess Digestive Anal cancer Digestive Anal fissure Digestive Anal fistula Digestive Appendicitis Digestive Autoimmune hepatitis Digestive Barrett's oesophagus Digestive Bile acid diarrhoea Digestive Bloating Digestive Bowel incontinence Digestive Bowel obstruction Digestive Bowel polyps Digestive Cholangitis Digestive Chronic pancreatitis Digestive Coeliac disease Digestive Constipation Digestive Constipation in children Digestive Cyclical vomiting syndrome Digestive Cyclospora Digestive Diverticular disease Digestive Dumping syndrome Digestive Dysentery Digestive Eosinophilic oesophagitis Digestive Fatty liver disease Digestive Food intolerance Digestive Food poisoning Digestive Functional dyspepsia Digestive Gallbladder cancer Digestive Gallbladder polyps Digestive Gallstones Digestive Gastritis Digestive Gastroparesis Digestive Gilbert's syndrome Digestive Haemochromatosis Digestive Haemorrhoids Digestive Hepatitis B Digestive Hepatitis C Digestive Hiatus hernia Digestive Hiccups Digestive Hirschsprung's disease Digestive Histamine intolerance Digestive Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) Digestive Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) Digestive Ischaemic colitis Digestive Itchy bottom Digestive Lactose intolerance Digestive Meckel's diverticulum Digestive Mesenteric ischaemia Digestive Microscopic colitis Digestive Mucositis Digestive Nausea and vomiting Digestive Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Digestive Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula Digestive Oesophageal spasm Digestive Oesophageal stricture Digestive Pancreatic cancer Digestive Peptic ulcer disease Digestive Peritonitis Digestive Pilonidal sinus Digestive Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) Digestive Primary sclerosing cholangitis Digestive Problems swallowing pills Digestive Proctalgia fugax Digestive Proctitis Digestive Pyloric stenosis Digestive Rectal bleeding Digestive Rectal prolapse Digestive Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) Digestive Thrombosed haemorrhoid Digestive Travellers' diarrhoea Digestive Viral hepatitis Digestive Volvulus Digestive Wilson's disease Digestive Wind and flatulence

Ear, nose and throat

Ear, nose and throat Acoustic neuroma Ear, nose and throat Auditory processing disorder Ear, nose and throat Bad breath Ear, nose and throat Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) Ear, nose and throat Bleeding gums Ear, nose and throat Broken nose Ear, nose and throat Bruxism (teeth grinding) Ear, nose and throat Burning mouth syndrome Ear, nose and throat Catarrh Ear, nose and throat Chipped, broken or cracked tooth Ear, nose and throat Cholesteatoma Ear, nose and throat Chronic sinusitis Ear, nose and throat Dental abscess Ear, nose and throat Difficulty swallowing Ear, nose and throat Dry mouth Ear, nose and throat Dry socket Ear, nose and throat Ear infection Ear, nose and throat Earwax build-up Ear, nose and throat Epiglottitis Ear, nose and throat Eustachian tube dysfunction Ear, nose and throat Geographic tongue Ear, nose and throat Gingivitis Ear, nose and throat Globus sensation Ear, nose and throat Glue ear Ear, nose and throat Gum disease Ear, nose and throat Hyperacusis Ear, nose and throat Knocked-out tooth Ear, nose and throat Labyrinthitis Ear, nose and throat Laryngeal cancer Ear, nose and throat Laryngitis Ear, nose and throat Laryngomalacia Ear, nose and throat Laryngopharyngeal reflux Ear, nose and throat Leukoplakia Ear, nose and throat Mastoiditis Ear, nose and throat Ménière's disease Ear, nose and throat Ménière’s disease Ear, nose and throat Motion sickness Ear, nose and throat Nasal and sinus cancer Ear, nose and throat Nasal polyps Ear, nose and throat Nasopharyngeal cancer Ear, nose and throat Noise sensitivity Ear, nose and throat Noise-induced hearing loss Ear, nose and throat Nosebleeds Ear, nose and throat Oral lichen planus Ear, nose and throat Oral thrush Ear, nose and throat Otitis externa Ear, nose and throat Otosclerosis Ear, nose and throat Perforated eardrum Ear, nose and throat Pericoronitis Ear, nose and throat Receding gums Ear, nose and throat Recurrent mouth ulcers Ear, nose and throat Salivary gland stones Ear, nose and throat Sensitive teeth Ear, nose and throat Sinusitis Ear, nose and throat Snoring Ear, nose and throat Sore throat Ear, nose and throat Sudden hearing loss Ear, nose and throat Swimmer's ear Ear, nose and throat Temporomandibular disorder (TMJ) Ear, nose and throat Tinnitus Ear, nose and throat Tongue-tie Ear, nose and throat Tonsil stones Ear, nose and throat Tooth decay Ear, nose and throat Vertigo Ear, nose and throat Vestibular neuritis Ear, nose and throat Vocal cord nodules Ear, nose and throat Wisdom teeth problems

Infections

Infections Actinomycosis Infections Bird flu Infections Botulism Infections Brucellosis Infections Campylobacter infection Infections Chickenpox Infections Chikungunya Infections Cholera Infections Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection Infections COVID-19 Infections Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infections Dengue fever Infections Diphtheria Infections E. coli infection Infections Ebola virus disease Infections Giardiasis Infections Glandular fever Infections Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Infections Hand, foot and mouth disease Infections Hantavirus Infections Hepatitis A Infections Hepatitis E Infections HIV Infections Intestinal worms Infections Japanese encephalitis Infections Legionnaires' disease Infections Leishmaniasis Infections Leptospirosis Infections Listeria infection Infections Lyme disease Infections Malaria Infections Measles Infections Meningitis Infections Mpox Infections MRSA Infections Mumps Infections Norovirus Infections Polio Infections Q fever Infections Rabies Infections Roseola Infections Roundworm infection Infections Rubella Infections Salmonella infection Infections Scarlet fever Infections Schistosomiasis Infections Sepsis Infections Slapped cheek syndrome Infections Staphylococcal infections Infections Tapeworm infection Infections Tetanus Infections Threadworms Infections Tick-borne encephalitis Infections Tonsillitis Infections Toxic shock syndrome Infections Toxocariasis Infections Toxoplasmosis Infections Tuberculosis (TB) Infections Typhoid fever Infections Typhus Infections Whooping cough Infections Yellow fever Infections Zika virus

Mental health

Mental health Adjustment disorder Mental health Agoraphobia Mental health Alcohol dependence Mental health Anorexia nervosa Mental health Anxiety disorders Mental health Anxiety in pregnancy Mental health Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Mental health Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder Mental health Benzodiazepine dependence Mental health Binge eating disorder Mental health Bipolar disorder Mental health Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) Mental health Body image concerns Mental health Borderline personality disorder (EUPD) Mental health Bulimia nervosa Mental health Burnout Mental health Cannabis use disorder Mental health Claustrophobia Mental health Complex PTSD Mental health Cyclothymia Mental health Depersonalisation-derealisation Mental health Depression Mental health Dissociative disorders Mental health Gender dysphoria and incongruence Mental health Grief and bereavement Mental health Health anxiety Mental health Hoarding disorder Mental health Insomnia Mental health Loneliness Mental health Munchausen syndrome Mental health Nail biting Mental health Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Mental health Opioid use disorder Mental health Panic disorder Mental health Perinatal anxiety Mental health Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Mental health Postnatal depression Mental health Postpartum psychosis Mental health Premenstrual dysphoric disorder Mental health Psychosis Mental health Psychotic depression Mental health Schizophrenia & psychosis Mental health School refusal Mental health Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) Mental health Selective mutism Mental health Self-harm Mental health Separation anxiety in children Mental health Skin picking disorder Mental health Social anxiety disorder Mental health Somatic symptom disorder Mental health Specific phobia Mental health Stress Mental health Trichotillomania Mental health Work-related stress

Musculoskeletal

Musculoskeletal Achilles tendinopathy Musculoskeletal ACL injury Musculoskeletal Adult-onset Still's disease Musculoskeletal Ankylosing spondylitis (axial spondyloarthritis) Musculoskeletal Baker's cyst Musculoskeletal Behçet's disease Musculoskeletal Bone cancer Musculoskeletal Bone cyst Musculoskeletal Bone spurs (osteophytes) Musculoskeletal Broken ankle Musculoskeletal Broken arm or wrist Musculoskeletal Broken collarbone Musculoskeletal Broken finger or thumb Musculoskeletal Broken hip Musculoskeletal Broken leg Musculoskeletal Broken or bruised ribs Musculoskeletal Broken toe Musculoskeletal Bunions Musculoskeletal Bursitis Musculoskeletal Calcific tendinitis Musculoskeletal Carpal tunnel syndrome Musculoskeletal Cervical spondylosis Musculoskeletal Club foot Musculoskeletal Clubfoot Musculoskeletal Compartment syndrome Musculoskeletal Costochondritis Musculoskeletal De Quervain's tenosynovitis Musculoskeletal Dermatomyositis Musculoskeletal Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) Musculoskeletal Dislocated kneecap Musculoskeletal Dislocated shoulder Musculoskeletal Dupuytren's contracture Musculoskeletal Familial Mediterranean fever Musculoskeletal Fibromyalgia Musculoskeletal Flat feet Musculoskeletal Frozen shoulder Musculoskeletal Ganglion cyst Musculoskeletal Giant cell arteritis Musculoskeletal Golfer's elbow Musculoskeletal Gout Musculoskeletal Granulomatosis with polyangiitis Musculoskeletal Greater trochanteric pain syndrome Musculoskeletal Hallux rigidus Musculoskeletal Hamstring injury Musculoskeletal Hand-arm vibration syndrome Musculoskeletal Iliotibial band syndrome Musculoskeletal Jaw clenching Musculoskeletal Joint hypermobility syndrome Musculoskeletal Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) Musculoskeletal Knock knees Musculoskeletal Kyphosis Musculoskeletal Leg cramps Musculoskeletal Low back pain Musculoskeletal Lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus) Musculoskeletal Mallet finger Musculoskeletal Meniscus tear Musculoskeletal Metatarsalgia Musculoskeletal Mixed connective tissue disease Musculoskeletal Morton's neuroma Musculoskeletal Muscular dystrophy Musculoskeletal Myositis Musculoskeletal Olecranon bursitis Musculoskeletal Osgood-Schlatter disease Musculoskeletal Osteoarthritis Musculoskeletal Osteomyelitis Musculoskeletal Osteopenia Musculoskeletal Osteoporosis Musculoskeletal Paget's disease of bone Musculoskeletal Palindromic rheumatism Musculoskeletal Patellofemoral pain Musculoskeletal Perthes' disease Musculoskeletal Piriformis syndrome Musculoskeletal Plantar fasciitis Musculoskeletal Polymyalgia rheumatica Musculoskeletal Polymyositis Musculoskeletal Pseudogout Musculoskeletal Psoriatic arthritis Musculoskeletal Reactive arthritis Musculoskeletal Repetitive strain injury Musculoskeletal Rheumatoid arthritis Musculoskeletal Rickets and osteomalacia Musculoskeletal Rotator cuff tear Musculoskeletal Sciatica Musculoskeletal Scoliosis Musculoskeletal Septic arthritis Musculoskeletal Shin splints Musculoskeletal Shoulder impingement Musculoskeletal Sjögren's syndrome Musculoskeletal Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SUFE) Musculoskeletal Soft tissue sarcoma Musculoskeletal Spinal stenosis Musculoskeletal Spondylolisthesis Musculoskeletal Systemic sclerosis Musculoskeletal Tailbone pain Musculoskeletal Tendonitis Musculoskeletal Tennis elbow Musculoskeletal Thoracic outlet syndrome Musculoskeletal TMJ disorder Musculoskeletal Torticollis Musculoskeletal Trigger finger Musculoskeletal Upper and mid back pain Musculoskeletal Vasculitis Musculoskeletal Whiplash

Neurological

Neurological Alzheimer's disease Neurological Angelman syndrome Neurological Aphasia Neurological Ataxia Neurological Autism Neurological Blepharospasm Neurological Brain abscess Neurological Brain death Neurological Brain fog Neurological Breath-holding spells Neurological Cataplexy Neurological Cauda equina syndrome Neurological Cavernoma Neurological Cerebral palsy Neurological Cervicogenic headache Neurological Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Neurological Chiari malformation Neurological Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) Neurological Chronic traumatic encephalopathy Neurological Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) Neurological Corticobasal degeneration Neurological Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Neurological Delayed sleep phase syndrome Neurological Delirium Neurological Dementia with Lewy bodies Neurological Developmental co-ordination disorder (dyspraxia) Neurological DiGeorge syndrome Neurological Dysarthria Neurological Dyslexia Neurological Dyspraxia Neurological Dystonia Neurological Encephalitis Neurological Excessive daytime sleepiness Neurological Febrile seizures Neurological Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) Neurological Foot drop Neurological Frontotemporal dementia Neurological Functional neurological disorder (FND) Neurological Guillain-Barré syndrome Neurological Head injury and concussion Neurological Hemifacial spasm Neurological Hereditary spastic paraplegia Neurological Huntington's disease Neurological Hydrocephalus Neurological Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) Neurological Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome Neurological Learning disabilities Neurological Medication-overuse headache Neurological Meralgia paraesthetica Neurological Motor neurone disease (MND) Neurological Multiple system atrophy Neurological Neurofibromatosis type 1 Neurological Neurofibromatosis type 2 Neurological Neuromyelitis optica Neurological Night terrors Neurological Nightmares Neurological Occipital neuralgia Neurological Optic neuritis Neurological Peripheral neuropathy Neurological Post-herpetic neuralgia Neurological Prader-Willi syndrome Neurological Progressive supranuclear palsy Neurological Prosopagnosia Neurological Pudendal neuralgia Neurological REM sleep behaviour disorder Neurological Retinal migraine Neurological Rett syndrome Neurological Sleep paralysis Neurological Sleepwalking Neurological Spina bifida Neurological Spinal muscular atrophy Neurological Stammering Neurological Subarachnoid haemorrhage Neurological Subdural haematoma Neurological Thunderclap headache Neurological Tourette's syndrome Neurological Ulnar nerve entrapment Neurological Vascular dementia

Reproductive health

Reproductive health Adenomyosis Reproductive health Amenorrhoea (absent periods) Reproductive health Androgen insensitivity syndrome Reproductive health Bacterial vaginosis Reproductive health Bartholin's cyst Reproductive health Bleeding after sex Reproductive health Blood in semen Reproductive health Breast abscess Reproductive health Breast cancer Reproductive health Breast lump Reproductive health Breast pain Reproductive health Breastfeeding mastitis Reproductive health Cervical ectropion Reproductive health Cervical polyps Reproductive health Differences in sex development Reproductive health Ectopic pregnancy Reproductive health Endometriosis Reproductive health Female genital mutilation (FGM) Reproductive health Female infertility Reproductive health Fibrocystic breast changes Reproductive health Fibroids (uterine fibroids) Reproductive health Gestational hypertension Reproductive health Gynaecomastia Reproductive health Heavy periods Reproductive health Hirsutism Reproductive health Hydrocele Reproductive health Hyperemesis gravidarum Reproductive health Itchy vulva Reproductive health Labial fusion Reproductive health Lichen sclerosus Reproductive health Low sex drive Reproductive health Low sperm count Reproductive health Male infertility Reproductive health Mastitis Reproductive health Menopause Reproductive health Miscarriage Reproductive health Molar pregnancy Reproductive health Morning sickness Reproductive health Nipple discharge Reproductive health Obstetric cholestasis Reproductive health Ovarian cysts Reproductive health Ovarian torsion Reproductive health Overactive bladder & urge incontinence Reproductive health Ovulation pain Reproductive health Paget's disease of the nipple Reproductive health Painful sex Reproductive health Paraphimosis Reproductive health Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy Reproductive health Pelvic inflammatory disease Reproductive health Pelvic organ prolapse Reproductive health Perimenopause Reproductive health Perineal tear Reproductive health Period pain Reproductive health Peyronie's disease Reproductive health Phimosis Reproductive health PIP breast implants Reproductive health Placenta praevia Reproductive health Polycystic ovary syndrome Reproductive health Polyhydramnios Reproductive health Pre-eclampsia Reproductive health Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) Reproductive health Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) Reproductive health Prostate cancer Reproductive health Round ligament pain Reproductive health Stillbirth Reproductive health Testicular pain Reproductive health Testicular torsion Reproductive health Undescended testicle Reproductive health Uterine fibroids Reproductive health Vaginal cancer Reproductive health Vaginal dryness Reproductive health Vaginal thrush Reproductive health Vaginismus Reproductive health Vaginitis Reproductive health Varicocele Reproductive health Vulval cancer Reproductive health Vulvodynia

Skin

Skin Acanthosis nigricans Skin Acid and chemical burns Skin Acne Skin Actinic keratoses Skin Actinic keratosis Skin Alopecia areata Skin Angular cheilitis Skin Bedbug bites Skin Birthmarks Skin Blisters Skin Boils (furuncles) Skin Bowen's disease Skin Bullous pemphigoid Skin Cellulitis Skin Cherry angioma Skin Chilblains Skin Chronic urticaria Skin Cold sores Skin Contact dermatitis Skin Corns and calluses Skin Dandruff Skin Dermatitis herpetiformis Skin Dermatofibroma Skin Dermographism Skin Discoid eczema Skin Eczema (atopic dermatitis) Skin Eczema herpeticum Skin Epidermoid cyst Skin Epidermolysis bullosa Skin Erysipelas Skin Erythema multiforme Skin Erythema nodosum Skin Erythromelalgia Skin Excessive sweating Skin Female-pattern hair loss Skin Fungal skin infections Skin Granuloma annulare Skin Head lice (nits) Skin Henoch-Schonlein purpura Skin Herpetic whitlow Skin Hidradenitis suppurativa Skin Ichthyosis Skin Impetigo Skin Ingrown hair Skin Ingrown toenail Skin Intertrigo Skin Jellyfish and sea creature stings Skin Jock itch Skin Keloid scar Skin Keratosis pilaris Skin Leg ulcer Skin Lichen planus Skin Lipoma Skin Male-pattern baldness Skin Mastocytosis Skin Melanoma Skin Melasma Skin Milia Skin Molluscum contagiosum Skin Necrotising fasciitis Skin Non-melanoma skin cancer Skin Onycholysis Skin Orf Skin Paronychia Skin Pemphigus vulgaris Skin Perioral dermatitis Skin Pityriasis rosea Skin Pityriasis versicolor Skin Polymorphic light eruption Skin Pompholyx Skin Pressure sores Skin Prickly heat Skin Psoriasis Skin Pyoderma gangrenosum Skin Ringworm Skin Rosacea Skin Scabies Skin Seborrhoeic dermatitis Skin Seborrhoeic keratosis Skin Shingles Skin Skin abscess Skin Skin cyst Skin Skin tags Skin Stevens-Johnson syndrome Skin Stretch marks Skin Subungual haematoma Skin Sunburn Skin Telogen effluvium Skin Tick bites Skin Traction alopecia Skin Urticaria (hives) Skin Varicose eczema Skin Venous eczema Skin Vitiligo Skin Xanthelasma

Answers

Frequently asked questions

How do I find which medicines treat a condition?

Pick the condition below to see the medicine classes used for it, with a plain-language note on where each fits, plus the relevant clinical calculators and FAQs. Each medicine links to a full, dose-free guide.

Do these pages give doses?

No. Like the rest of the site, condition pages are dose-free. They explain which medicines are used and why, but doses depend on the individual and the exact product — always confirm with your prescriber, the BNF and the product labelling.

Are these a substitute for medical advice?

No. They are education and reference only. They help you understand your condition and its treatment, but decisions about your own care should always be made with a qualified clinician.

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