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
Famiciclovir	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Famotidine	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Chewable tabs
Famvir	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Fasigyn	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Faverin	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Fefol	Spansule	No	No	Yes	No
Feldene	Capsules/Tablets	No	Yes	No	Tabs (Feldene Melt) may be placed on tongue or swallowed
Felodipine	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Femodene (ED)	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Femodette	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Femulen	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Fenbid	Tablets/Capsules (M/R)	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Effervescent Granules
Fenbufen	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Fenfibrate	Capsules/Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Fenoprofen	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Fenopron	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Fentazin	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Feospan	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Spansule (can be opened & sprinkled on food)
Ferfolic SV	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Ferriprox	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Ferrograd	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Spansule (can be opened & sprinkled on food)
Ferrograd C	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Ferrograd Folic	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Ferrous Fumarate	Tablets/Capsules	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	No
Ferrous Gluconate	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Ferrous Sulfate	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Spansule (can be opened & sprinkled on food)
Fersaday	Tablets/Capsules	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	No
Fersamal	Tablets/Capsules	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	No
Fexofenadine Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Flagyl	Tablets	Yes	No	No	Suppositories, IV infusion
Flavoxate Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Flecainide Acetate	Tablets	No	No	No	Injection
Flomax MR	Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Floxapen	Capsules	Yes	No	No	Injection
Fluanxol	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Flucloxacillin	Capsules	Yes	No	No	Injection
Fluconazole	Capsules	Yes	No	No	IV infusion
Flunitrazepam	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Fluorides	Tablets	No	No	No	Suck tabs or dissolve in mouth, Mouthwashes, Gels, Oral drops
Fluoxetine	Capsules	Yes	No	No	No
Flupenthixol	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Flupentixol	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Fluphenazine Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Flurazepam	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Flurbiprofen	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Suppositories
Fluvastatin	Capsules/Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Fluvoxamine Maleate	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Folic Acid	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	No	Injection
Forceval	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Fortipine LA 40	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Fosamax	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Fosinopril	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Froben	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Suppositories
Frovatriptan	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Frumil	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Frusene	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Fucidin	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	IV infusion
Furadantin	Tablets/Capsules	Yes	No	Yes	No
Furosemide	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	No	Children's liquid

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