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 July 2007)
Drug Name	Usual solid dosage form	Available as a liquid?	Available as soluble tablets?	Specially coated?	Other formulations
Macrobid	Tablets/Capsules	Yes	No	Yes	No
Macrodantin	Tablets/Capsules	Yes	No	Yes	No
Madopar	Capsules	No	Yes	Yes	No
Magnapen	Capsules	Yes	No	No	Injection
Magnesium Trisilicate	Tablets	Yes	No	No	No
Manerix	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Maprotiline Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Marvelon	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Maxalt	Tablets	No	No	No	Wafers (place on tongue & allow to dissolve)
Maxepa	Capsules	Yes	No	No	No
Maxolon (SR)	Tablets/Capsules	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Injection
MCR-50	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Mebeverine Hydrochloride	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Fybogel Mebeverine Granules
Medrone	Tablets	No	No	No	Injection
Mefenamic Acid	Tablets/Capsules	Yes (for Children)	No	No	No
Megace	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Megestrol Acetate	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Melleril	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	No
Meloxicam	Tablets	No	No	No	Suppositories
Memantine Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Oral drops
Menadiol Sodium Phosphate	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Meprobamate	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Meptazinol	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Injection
Meptid	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Injection
Merbentyl	Tablets	Yes	No	No	Kolanticon Sugar Free gel
Mercaptamine	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Mercilon	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Mesalazine	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Rectal foam, Retention enema, Suppositories, Granules
Mesren MR	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Rectal foam, Retention enema, Suppositories, Granules
Mestinon	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Metenix 5	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Metformin Hydrochloride	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	No
Methadone Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	No	Injection
Methenamine Hippurate	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Methocarbamol	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Methotrexate	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Methylcellulose	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Methyldopa	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Methylphenidate Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Methylprednisolone	Tablets	No	No	No	Injection
Methysergide	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Metoclopramide Hydrochloride	Tablets/Capsules	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Injection
Metolazone	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Metoprolol Tartrate	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Metronidazole	Tablets	Yes	No	No	Suppositories, IV infusion
Mexilitine Hydrochloride	Capsules	No	No	No	Injection
Mexitil	Capsules	No	No	No	Injection
Mianserin Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Micardis	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Micardis Plus	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Microgynon 30 (ED)	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Micronor	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Micronor HRT	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Microval	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Midrid	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Migard	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Migraleve	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Migril	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Minocycline	Capsules/Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Minoxidil	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Minulet	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Mirapexin	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Mirtazapine	Tablets	Yes	No	No	Orodispersible tabs
Misoprostol	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Mizolastine	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Mizollen	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Mobic	Tablets	No	No	No	Suppositories
Mobiflex	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Moclobemide	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Modafinil	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Modalim	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Modisal XL	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Moditen	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Moducren	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Moduretic	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Moexipril Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Monit (SR/XL)	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Monocor	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Monomax	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Monosork Xl 60	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Morcap SR	Tablets/Capsules	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Suppositories, Injection, Injection with anti-emetic
Morphgesic SR	Tablets/Capsules	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Suppositories, Injection, Injection with anti-emetic
Morphine salts	Tablets/Capsules	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Suppositories, Injection, Injection with anti-emetic
Motens	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Motifene	Tablets/Capsules (M/R)	No	Yes	Yes	Suppositories, Gel
Motilium	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Suppositories
Motival	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Moxifloxacin	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Moxisylate	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Moxonidine	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
MST conus	Tablets/Capsules	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Suppositories, Injection, Injection with anti-emetic
MXL	Tablets/Capsules	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Suppositories, Injection, Injection with anti-emetic
Mycobutin	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Mycysteine Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Mynocin MR	Capsules/Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Myotonine	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Mysoline	Tablets	No	No	No	No

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