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<< 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
Palladone	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Paludrine/Avloclor	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Pancrease	Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Pancreatin	Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Pancrex	Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Pantoprazole	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Paracetamol	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	Yes	No	Suppositories
Paradote	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Paramax	Tablets	No	No	No	Sachets
Pariet	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Parlodel	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	No	No
Paroxetine	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Yes
Penbritin	Capsules	Yes	No	No	Injection
Penicillamine	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Pentasa	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Rectal foam, Retention enema, Suppositories, Granules
Pentazocine	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	No	Suppositories, Injection
Pentoxifylline	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Pepcid	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Chewable tabs
Peppermint Oil	Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Perdix	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Pergolide	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Periactin	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Pericyazine	Tablets	No	No	No	Syrup forte
Perindopril	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Perphenzine	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Persantin	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	Yes	Injection
Pethidine Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	No	Injection
Phenelzine	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Phenergan	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Injection
Phenindione	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Phenobarbital	Tablets	Yes	No	No	No
Phenoxybenzamine Hydrochloride	Capsules	No	No	No	Injection Concentrate
Phenoxymethylpenicillin	Tablets	Yes	No	No	No
Phenytoin	Tablets/Capsules	Yes	No	Yes	Chewable tabs (Infatabs)
Phosex	Tablets	No	No	No	Titralac may chewed, crushed or swallowed whole
Phyllocontin Continus	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Injection
Physiotens	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
pimozide	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Pindolol	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Pioglitazone	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Piracetam	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	No
Piriton	Tablets	Yes	No	No	Injection
Piroxicam	Capsules/Tablets	No	Yes	No	Tabs (Feldene Melt) may be placed on tongue or swallowed
Pivmecillinam Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Pizotifen	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	No
Plaquenil	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Plavix	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Plendil	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Pletal	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Ponstan	Tablets/Capsules	Yes (for Children)	No	No	No
Potaba	Capsules/Tablets	No	No	No	Envules (powder in Sachets)
Potassium Aminobenzoate	Capsules/Tablets	No	No	No	Envules (powder in Sachets)
Potassium Chloride	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	Yes	Yes	No
Pramipexole	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Pravastatin Sodium	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Praxilene	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Prazosin	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Prednisolone	Tablets	No	Yes	Yes	Suppostories, Foam, Retention enema, Injection
Pregaday	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Prescal	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Preservex	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Prestim	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Priadel	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	No
Priadel	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	No
Primidone	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Primolut N	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Pro-Banthine	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Probenecid	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Prochlorperazine	Tablets	Yes	No	No	Suppositories, Sugar Free Granules, Buccal tabs
Prochlorperazine	Tablets	Yes	No	No	Suppositories, Granules
Procyclidine Hydrochloride	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	No	Injection
Promazine hydrochloride	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	No
Promethazine Hydrochloride	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Injection
Promethazine Teoclate	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Propafenone Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Propanthelene Bromide	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Propiverine Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Propranolol hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Propylthiouracil	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Prothiaden	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Protium	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Provigil	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Prozac	Capsules	Yes	No	No	No
Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	No
Pylorid	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Pyrazinamide	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Pyridostigmine Bromide	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Pyrogastrone	Tablets	No	No	No	Chewable tabs
Drug Name	Usual solid dosage form	Available as a liquid?	Available as soluble tablets?	Specially coated?	Other formulations
Quetiapine	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Quinapril	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Quinidine	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Quinine	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Injection

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