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
Sabril	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Sugar Free powder
Salazopyrin	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	Suppositories, Retention enema
Salbutamol	Tablets/Capsules	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Aerosol, Injection, Dry powder for inhalation
Salbutamol	Tablets/Capsules	Yes	No	Yes	Inhaler
Salofalk	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Rectal foam, Retention enema, Suppositories, Granules
Sando-K	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	Yes	Yes	No
Sanomigran	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	No
Seconal Sodium	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Sectral	Capsules/Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Securon (SR)	Tablets/Capsules	Yes	No	Yes	No
Selegiline Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	No	Oral lyophilisates (place on tongue & allow to dissolve)
Selexid	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Semi-Daonil	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Senna	Tablets	Yes	No	No	Granules
Senokot	Tablets	Yes	No	No	Granules
Septrin	Tablets	Yes (Children's Sugar Free)	No	No	IV infusion
Serc	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Serdolect	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Seroquel	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Seroxat	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Yes
Sertindole	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Sertraline	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Sevelamer	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Sevredol	Tablets/Capsules	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Suppositories, Injection, Injection with anti-emetic
Sibutramine Hydrochloride	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Sildenafil	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Simvastatin	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Sinemet	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Sinequan	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Sinthrome	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Skelid	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Slofedipine (XL)	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Slo-Phyllin	Tablets/Capsules	Yes	No	Yes	Can open Capsule & swallow Granules with soft food
Slow-Fe	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Spansule (can be opened & sprinkled on food)
Slow-Fe Folic	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Slow-K	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	Yes	Yes	No
Slozem	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	Yes	No
Sodium Amytal	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	No	No
Sodium Bicarbonate	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	No	No
Sodium Chloride	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Sodium Clodronate	Capsules/Tablets	No	No	Yes	Concentrate (IV)
Sodium Fusidate	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	IV infusion
Sodium Phenylbutyrate	Tablets	No	No	No	Granules
Sodium Picosulphate	Capsules (Perles)	Yes	No	No	No
Sodium Valproate	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	Crushable tabs
Solian	Tablets	Yes	No	No	No
Solpadol	Capsules/caplets/Tablets	No	Yes	No	Sachets
Sonata	Capsules	No	No	No	No
Soneryl	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	No	No
Sotalol Hydrochloride	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Spironolactone	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	No
Stalevo	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Staril	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Starlix	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Stelazine	Tablet/(M/R) Capsule	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	Yes	No
Stemetil	Tablets	Yes	No	No	Suppository, Sugar Free Granules, Buccal tabs
Stilnoct	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Stugeron (Forte)	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Sucralfate	Tablets	Yes	No	No	No
Sulfadiazine	Tablets	No	No	No	Injection
Sulindac	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Sulphasalazine	Tablets	Yes	No	Yes	Suppositories, Retention enema
Sulphinpyrazone	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No
Sulpiride	Tablets	Yes (Sugar Free)	No	No	No
Sumatriptan	Tablets	No	No	Yes	Injection, Nasal spray
Suprax	Tablets	Yes (for Children)	No	Yes	No
Surgam	Tablets/Capsules (M/R)	No	No	No	No
Surmontil	Tablets/Capsules	No	No	No	No
Symmetrel	Capsules	Yes	No	No	No
Synphase	Tablets	No	No	No	No
Syscor MR	Tablets	No	No	Yes	No

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