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Medicines starting with M

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These pages have links to medication factsheets produced by Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury Clinical Pharmacology Department or the Hillmorton Hospital Pharmacy. For more information on the factsheets produced by Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Clinical Pharmacology Department, see My Medicines.

To find information on a medication, browse the list of medications below. You can also use the SEARCH box at the top of this page. The medications are listed by their generic names (non-brand names). Common brand names are also listed.

With the support of the Health Quality and Safety Commission New Zealand, My Medicines has produced te reo Māori versions of many commonly used medications. See Medication factsheets in te reo Māori for a list of these medications.

Macrogol

Magnesium supplements

MAOI (monoamine oxidase inhibitor) antidepressants

MAOIs and a low tyramine diet

Mebendazole

Meclozine

Medroxyprogesterone

Medroxyprogesterone depot injection

Mefenamic acid

Mefloquine

Megestrol

Melatonin

Meloxicam

Menopausal hormone therapy – patch

Menopausal hormone therapy – pessary

Menopausal hormone therapy – progesterone capsule

Menopausal hormone therapy – tablets

Menopausal hormone therapy – vaginal cream

Mercaptopurine

Meropenem

Mesalazine

Metoclopramide and paracetamol

Metformin

Metformin (te reo Māori version)

Metformin with empagliflozin

Methadone

Methotrexate for inflammatory conditions

Methotrimeprazine (levomepromazine)

Methyldopa

Methylphenidate

Methylprednisolone (skin cream or ointment)

Metoclopramide

Metolazone

Metoprolol

Metoprolol (te reo Māori version)

Metronidazole

Mexiletine

Mianserin

Miconazole (oral gel)

Miconazole (skin cream)

Miconazole (vaginal cream)

Miconazole and hydrocortisone

MICREME-H (miconazole and hydrocortisone)

Midazolam (buccal) for palliative patients

Midazolam before procedures

Midazolam injection

Midazolam nasal spray

Midodrine

Minocycline

Mirtazapine

Moclobemide

Modafinil

Molnupiravir

Mometasone (skin cream or ointment)

Mometasone (skin lotion)

Mood stabilisers

Morphine (long acting)

Morphine (short acting)

Mouth problems with psychiatric medications

Moxifloxacin

Multivitamins

Mycophenolate for transplant

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