Sample Directory
The phrases the Sample Directory uses for pain and musculoskeletal medicines, such as allopurinol “to prevent gout” and paracetamol “for pain”. There are 76 entries here; the full directory lists every medicine.
The directory is an example, not a working directory. It is the 02/02/06 version, so some entries may have dated: check each phrase before you use it. Practices and medicines teams may reuse it, for example in their own formulary, as long as they credit Dr Nigel Masters and this website.
Entries are grouped by the words of their indication, so a medicine with several uses can appear on more than one page.
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| Drugs | Indication |
| Alendronate sodium | to strengthen bones |
| Allopurinol | to prevent gout |
| Almotriptan | for migraine |
| Amitriptyline | for neuropathic pain |
| Amitriptyline | for pain |
| Atenolol | to prevent angina and migraine |
| Atenolol | for migraine prevention |
| Azathioprine | to control dermatomyositis regular blood tests required |
| Baclofen liquid | to reduce muscle spasm |
| Betamethasone tablets | to control polymyalgia symptoms |
| Calcichew-d3 forte | to strengthen bones |
| Calcium with vitamin D3 | to strengthen bones |
| Calcium carbonate with colecalciferol | to strengthen bones |
| Carbamazepine | to prevent headaches |
| Celecoxib | for arthritis pain |
| Celecoxib | for osteoarthritis |
| Codeine phosphate | for pain |
| Diazepam | for muscle spasm |
| Diclofenac | to ease arthritis pain |
| Diclofenac | for severe arthritis pain only |
| Diclofenac | for pain relief |
| Diclofenac gel | for arthritis pain |
| Diclofenac gel | for pain |
| Diclofenac MR | for arthritis |
| Diclofenac sod and misoprostol | for arthritis |
| Dihydrocodeine | for pain |
| Disodium etidronate / calcium carbonate | to strengthen bones |
| Etoricoxib | for arthritis pain |
| Gabapentin | for nerve pain |
| Hyoscine butylbromide | for pain |
| Ibuprofen | for arthritis of knee |
| Ibuprofen | for pain relief |
| Ibuprofen gel | for arthritis |
| Imigran subj subcutaneous inj | for migraine |
| Leflunomide | to modify rheumatoid process |
| Losartan | to prevent migraine |
| Maxepa | to modify rheumatoid disease |
| Methotrexate | take once weekly under hospital supervision regular blood tests required to modify rheumatoid disease |
| Morphine sulphate MR | for severe pain |
| Morphine sulphate MR | for neuropathic pain |
| Movelat cream | for pain relief |
| Naproxen | for arthritis pain |
| Naproxen | to relieve pain |
| Naproxen | for gout or arthritis |
| Naratriptan | for migraine |
| Nabumetone | for arthritis |
| Paracetamol | for pain |
| Paracetamol | to relieve pain |
| Paracetamol | for period pain |
| Paracetamol | for arthritis |
| Paracetamol with codeine | for pain |
| Paracetamol with codeine capsules | for pain |
| Paracetamol with dihydrocodeine | for severe pain |
| Paracetamol with metoclopramide | for migraine |
| Paracetamol with tramadol | for pain |
| Pethidine | for pain relief |
| Piroxicam | to control arthritis pain |
| Piroxicam gel | for arthritis |
| Piroxicam gel | for pain |
| Pizotifen | to prevent migraine |
| Prednisolone | for polymyalgia |
| Prednisolone | as directed by rheumatology department |
| Prednisolone | to modify rheumatiod process |
| Prempak-c 0.626 | to protect bone strength |
| Prochlorperazine maleate | for migraine |
| Quinine bisulphate sulphate | for leg cramp |
| Quinine sulphate | for cramp prevention |
| Quinine sulphate | for night cramp |
| Sinemet | to promote effective mobility |
| Sulfasalazine | to modify disease in rheumatoid arthritis |
| Sulfasalazine | to modify rheumatoid disease |
| Sumatriptan | for migraine |
| Testosterone enanthrate injection | to strengthen bones |
| Tramadol | for stiffness |
| Tramadol MR | for pain |
| Zolmitriptan | for migraine |
No. The directory is a sample, compiled from the repeat prescriptions of one surgery, Highfield Surgery, in 2006. It is an example, not a working directory, so check each phrase before you use it.
Yes. Practices and medicines teams may reuse the directory, for example in their own formulary, as long as they credit Dr Nigel Masters and this website. The prescriber remains responsible for the wording.
The phrase “patient preference no indication” is used instead (sensitive conditions).
See the phrases for every medicine in the directory.
The full Sample Directory lists all 568 entries, with a download for your own formulary.
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