Swallowing difficulties - alternative formulations list

<< Back to the Home Page The table below provides information on whether liquid, soluble or other methods of taking the medicine are available for commonly prescribed medicines which are available as tablets and capsules in the UK. In many cases a liquid medicine may be available if it is 'specially' made up either by your pharmacist or a specialist company. If your medicine is stated as not being available as a liquid then ask your pharmacist. (List last updated Aug 2004)
Drug Name	Usual solid dosage form	Available as a liquid?	Available as soluble tablets?	Specially coated?	Other formulations
Cabaser	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Cabergoline	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Calcicard CR	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Calciferol	Tablets	No	No	No	Injection
Calcitriol	Capsules	No	No	No	Injection
Calcium and Ergocalciferol	Tablets	No	No	No	Crush or chew tabs
Calcium Gluconate	Tablets	No	Yes	No	No
Calcium Lactate	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Calcium Salts	Tablets	No	No	No	Titralac may chewed, crushed or swallowed whole
Calcium-500	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Calcort	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Camcolit	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	No
Candesartan cilexetil	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Capoten	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Caprin	Tablets	No	Yes	Yes	Suppositories
Captopril	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Captozide	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Carace (Plus)	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Caracten (SR) (XL)	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Carbamazepine	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Chewtabs, Suppositories
Carbenoxolone Sodium	Tablets	No	No	No	Chewable tabs
Carbimazole	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Carbocisteine	Capsules	Yes	No	No	No
Cardene	Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Cardicor	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Cardilate MR	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Cardura	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Carisoma	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Carisoprodol	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Carvedilol	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Catapres	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Injection
Cedocard Retard	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Cefaclor	Capsules/Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	No
Cefadroxil	Capsules	Yes	No	No	No
Cefalexin	Capsules/Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	No
Cefixime	Tablets	Yes (for Children)	No	Yes	No
Cefpodoxime	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	No
Cefprozil	Tablets	Yes	No	No	No
Cefradine	Capsules	Yes	No	No	Injection
Cefuroxime	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	Sachets, Injection
Cefzil	Tablets	Yes	No	No	No
Celance	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Celebrex	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Celecoxib	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Celectol	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Celevac	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Celiprolol Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Centyl K	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Ceporex	Capsules/Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	No
Cerazette	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Cetirizine Hydrochloride	Tablets	Yes	No	No	No
Chemydur	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Chloral Hydrate	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	No
Chlorambucil	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Chloramphenicol	Capsules	No	No	No	Injection
Chlordiazepoxide	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	No	No
Chloroquine	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	No
Chlorphenamine Maleate	Tablets	Yes	No	No	Injection
Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	Sugar Free Suspension forte
Chlorpropamide	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Chlortalidone	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Chlorthalidone	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Cialis	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Ciclosporin	Capsules	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	No	Concentrate for IV infusion (oily)
Cilazapril	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Cilest	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Cilostazol	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Cimetidine	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	No	No
Cinnarizine	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Cipralex	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Cipramil	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Oral drops Sugar Free
Ciprofibrate	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Ciprofloxacin	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	IV infusion
Ciproxin	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	IV infusion
Citalopram	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Oral drops Sugar Free
Clarithromycin	Tablets	Yes (for Children)	No	Yes	Granules, IV infusion
Clarityn	Tablets	Yes	No	No	No
Clemastine	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Clindamycin	Capsules	No	No	No	Injection
Clinoril	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Clobazam	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Clofazimine	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Clomethiazole	Capsules	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	No	No
Clomipramine hydrochloride	Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Clonazepam	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Clonidine Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Injection
Clopidogrel	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Clopixol	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Clorazepate Dipotassium	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Clotam	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Clozapine	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Clozaril	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Co-amilofruse	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Co-amilozide	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Co-Amoxiclav	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	Yes	Yes	Injection
CoAprovel	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Co-beneldopa	Capsules	No	Yes	Yes	No
Co-careldopa	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Co-codamol	Capsules/caplets/Tablets	No	Yes	No	Sachets
Codafen Continus	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Codeine Phosphate	Tablets	Yes	No	No	No
Co-dergocrine Mesilate	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Co-Dydramol	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Co-fluampicil	Capsules	Yes	No	No	Injection
Co-flumactone	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Colazide	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Colchicine	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Colistin	Tablets	Yes	No	No	Injection, Powder for nebuliser solution
Colofac	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Fybogel Mebeverine Granules
Colomycin	Tablets	Yes	No	No	Injection, Powder for nebuliser solution
Colonidine Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Colpermin	Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Comtess	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Convulex	Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Co-phenotrope	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Co-prxamol	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Cordarone X	Tablets	No	No	No	Sterile infusion
Cordilox	Tablets/Capsules	Yes	No	Yes	No
Corgard	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Coroday MR	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Cortisone Acetate	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Co-tenidone	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Co-triamterzide	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Co-trimoxazole	Tablets	Yes (Children's Sugar Free)	No	No	IV infusion
Coversyl	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Coversyl Plus	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Cozaar	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Cozaar-Comp	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Co-zidocapt	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Creon	Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Crestor	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Cyanocobalamin	Tablets	Yes	No	No	Injection
Cyclizine	Tablets	No	No	No	Injection
Cycloserine	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Cyclosporin	Capsules	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	No	Concentrate for IV infusion (oily)
Cylopenthiazide	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Cyprostat	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Cyproterone Acetate	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Cystagon	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Cystrin	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	No
Cytotec	Tablets	No	No	No	No

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