Search results for medicines
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Frontotemporal dementia - Treatment
Read about the main treatments for frontotemporal dementia, including medicine and other therapies.
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Fibromyalgia - Treatment
Treatment for fibromyalgia aims to ease the symptoms and improve quality of life. The main treatments are exercise, talking therapies and medicines.
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Dementia with Lewy bodies - Treatment
Find out about the main treatments for dementia with Lewy bodies, including medicine and other therapies.
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Cerebral palsy – Treatment
Find out about the treatments used to help people with cerebral palsy. Treatments include physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, medicines and surgery.
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Alzheimer's disease - Treatment
There's currently no cure for Alzheimer's disease, although medicine is available that can temporarily reduce some symptoms or slow down the progression of the condition in some people.
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Treatment - Post-traumatic stress disorder
The main treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are psychological therapies or medicine.
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Treatment - Phobias
Find out more about treatment for phobias, which can include talking therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy, and sometimes medicines.
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Treatment - Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Find out about the main treatments for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), including talking therapy and medicines such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
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Treatment - Binge eating disorder
Read about treatments for binge eating disorder, including self-help treatments, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and medicines, such as antidepressants.
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Venlafaxine: an antidepressant that treats depression and anxiety
NHS medicines information on venlafaxine – what it’s used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it.