General Pharmaceuticals Product List in Bangladesh

General Pharmaceuticals Ltd makes a broad prescription range — a steroid, blood pressure and cholesterol tablets, diabetes medicines, antidepressants, antihistamines, eye drops and a hormonal cancer therapy.

The sections below group the range by what each medicine treats and give the generic name beside the brand name, because the generic is what tells you whether two boxes hold the same drug. Nothing here replaces the instructions on your own prescription.

The Product List

Nearly everyone arriving here is looking for the list rather than one medicine, in English or in Bangla. The grid above this text is it, and it updates itself as items go in and out of stock.

A printed or downloadable list goes out of date between printings, which is usually why a search for one turns up something years old. Most of what follows is prescription-only, and every dose below belongs to the prescriber rather than to this page.

Methipred, and Steroid Tablets

Methipred 8 Tablet 8mg is methylprednisolone, a corticosteroid taken by mouth. It is the most looked-up medicine this company makes, and it is the one that most rewards understanding.

Never stop it abruptly

After more than a short course the body reduces its own steroid production, and stopping suddenly leaves it without either. That causes weakness, vomiting, low blood pressure and, at worst, collapse.

A course of more than a couple of weeks is tapered down rather than stopped. Never run out of a repeat prescription, and tell any doctor treating you for anything else that you take it.

What a long course does

Steroid tablets raise blood sugar, raise blood pressure, thin bone, thin skin, increase appetite and make infections both more likely and harder to spot, because they suppress the fever that would have warned you.

None of that is a reason to refuse a course that has been prescribed. It is a reason to take the shortest one that works, to take it in the morning with food, and to ask at each review whether it is still needed.

Tell someone if you feel unwell on it

Chickenpox and measles are more dangerous on steroids, so contact a doctor after any exposure if you have not had them. A fever, breathlessness or severe abdominal pain while on a course should be reported rather than waited out.

Tamoxen, and Hormonal Therapy

Tamoxen Tablet 20mg is tamoxifen, taken for years rather than weeks in hormone-sensitive breast cancer.

It works by blocking the effect of oestrogen on the cancer, which is why hot flushes are the commonest thing people notice. Those settle for most, and stopping early is the thing that costs the most — the benefit comes from completing the course a specialist set.

Two things to report

Tamoxifen slightly raises the risk of a clot. Pain, swelling, redness or warmth in a calf, or sudden breathlessness or chest pain, needs urgent assessment.

It also affects the lining of the womb, so any vaginal bleeding, unusual discharge or pelvic pain should be reported promptly rather than at the next appointment.

Check other medicines against it

Some antidepressants reduce how well tamoxifen is converted into its active form, and this manufacturer sells antidepressants too. Anyone on both should have the combination checked by their oncology team rather than assuming it is fine.

Antidepressants

Two are listed: Mitrazin 30 Tablet 30mg is mirtazapine and Relafin 100 tablet 100mg is fluvoxamine.

Antidepressants take four to six weeks to show their full effect, and the side effects usually arrive before the benefit does. That gap is why most people who stop early stop in the first fortnight.

Do not stop one abruptly. Coming off is done gradually with the prescriber, because stopping suddenly causes dizziness, electric-shock sensations and a return of symptoms. If mood worsens or there are thoughts of self-harm, particularly in the first weeks or after a dose change, that is a reason to contact someone today.

Blood Pressure and Cholesterol

• Nebipres 5 Tablet 5mg and Nebipres 2.5 Tablet 2.5mg — nebivolol, a beta-blocker
• Anreb 25 Tablet 25mg — losartan
• Olmepres AM 40 Tablet 5mg+40mg — amlodipine with olmesartan, two drugs in one tablet
• Rosugen 5 Tablet 5mg — rosuvastatin, for cholesterol

High blood pressure has no symptoms

That is the whole difficulty with treating it. People stop because they feel well, and they feel well the entire time it is damaging arteries, kidneys and eyes.

Take it at the same time daily and keep taking it. A beta-blocker in particular should not be stopped suddenly, because the rebound can cause chest pain or a dangerous rise in pressure.

Muscle pain on a statin

Unexplained muscle pain, tenderness or weakness on rosuvastatin, especially with dark urine or a fever, means stopping and ringing your doctor rather than waiting for the next appointment. Avoid large amounts of grapefruit alongside it.

Diabetes

Gored MR 60 is modified-release gliclazide and Viptin 50 Tablet 50mg is vildagliptin.

Gliclazide is a sulfonylurea and can push blood sugar too low. Shaking, sweating, sudden hunger, a racing heart or confusion all mean treating it immediately with something sweet, then eating properly. Skipping a meal is the usual trigger, which makes fasting the thing to plan for — speak to your doctor before Ramadan rather than during it.

Modified release is not interchangeable with a standard tablet of the same number. If a pharmacy hands you a box that says MR when your prescription does not, or the other way round, ask before starting it.

Allergy and Chest

The allergy and anti-infective side covers:

• Blast 10 ODT Tablet 10mg — bilastine
• Rupoma Syrup 5mg/5ml — rupatadine, both newer non-sedating antihistamines
• Azomac 35ml Powder for Suspension 200mg/5ml — azithromycin

ODT means the tablet dissolves on the tongue, which suits somebody who struggles with swallowing. Bilastine is absorbed better taken away from food, so an hour before or two hours after a meal.

On the antibiotic: finish the course even once the child feels better, shake the suspension before every dose, and note how long it keeps once made up. It does nothing for a cold or most sore throats, which are viral.

Eye Drops

• Genazopt Plus Eye Drop Eye Drop 1%+0.2% — brinzolamide with brimonidine, for glaucoma
• Besigen Eye Drop 0.60% — besifloxacin, an antibiotic
• Dexagen L — dexamethasone with levofloxacin, a steroid and antibiotic combination

Technique matters more than people expect

Do not let the dropper tip touch the eye, the lid or your fingers, because that is how a bottle becomes contaminated. Press gently on the inner corner for a minute after instilling, which keeps more of the drop in the eye.

Leave five minutes between two different drops, or the second washes the first away. Take contact lenses out and wait a quarter of an hour, and discard an opened multi-dose bottle on the schedule the carton gives rather than the printed expiry.

Glaucoma drops preserve sight rather than restoring it

Glaucoma has no symptoms until vision has already been lost, so the drops feel like they are doing nothing. Stopping because the eye feels fine is the costly mistake, and brimonidine in particular must be kept well away from young children.

A steroid eye drop is never for an undiagnosed red eye. On a herpes infection of the cornea a steroid can cause lasting damage, which is why that combination is prescription-controlled.

Gout, Movement and Stomach

Three unrelated conditions share this section:

• Dotin 1 Tablet 1mg — lowers uric acid for gout
• Hexiphen 5 tablet 5mg — trihexyphenidyl, for Parkinson’s
• Unicus Mups tablet 20mg — esomeprazole, for acid

A urate-lowering tablet is taken long term to prevent attacks rather than to treat one, and starting it can briefly make attacks more likely, which is expected rather than a failure. Keep taking it through an attack unless told otherwise.

Trihexyphenidyl is an anticholinergic and causes dry mouth, blurring, constipation and, in older people, confusion and difficulty passing urine. Any of those is worth reporting rather than enduring.

Vitamins and Supplements

Bost Tablet is vitamins B1, B6 and B12, and Astagen 4 Capsule 4mg is astaxanthin, an antioxidant supplement.

Persistent tiredness deserves a blood test before a B-complex. Low B12 shows as tiredness, pins and needles or numb feet, and it is confirmed with a test rather than guessed at — and folate or B12 taken blind can mask one deficiency while another continues.

Long-term high-dose B6 can itself cause nerve symptoms, so a B-complex is not something to take indefinitely without a reason.

Reading a Pack

The large word is the brand name. The smaller one beneath it is the generic, and that is the one that tells you what the tablet actually is. The number is the strength.

Several listings in this range carry no strength in their registered name, and a few write the dosage form twice. Where that happens, the strength is still on the box and on the product page, and it is worth confirming against your prescription before the first dose.

Where General Pharmaceuticals Sits on Arogga

The range spreads across the therapeutic shelves, so the quickest route to a box is usually its class:

• The steroid sits under Glucocorticoids, within Endocrine & Metabolic System.
• The heart and cholesterol tablets sit under Cardiovascular System, and the diabetes ones under Anti-Diabetic (Oral Hypoglycemic Drugs).
• The antidepressants sit under Depression & Anxiety, within Central Nervous System.
• The drops sit under Eye Preparations, the antihistamines under Allergic Disorders, and the gout tablet under Gout.

About General Pharmaceuticals

General Pharmaceuticals Ltd is a Bangladeshi manufacturer with a broad prescription portfolio rather than a specialist one, covering cardiovascular, endocrine, central nervous system, ophthalmic and allergy medicines, with a small nutritional line beside them.

Pack sizes, strengths, prescription status and current availability are on each product page rather than here, because they change. The grid above is the live list of what Arogga holds from this manufacturer.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is there a downloadable product list?

The grid above this text is the list and it updates as stock changes. A printed or PDF version goes out of date between printings, which is usually why a search for one turns up something years old.

2. Can I stop a steroid tablet once I feel better?

Not after more than a short course. The body reduces its own steroid production, so stopping suddenly leaves it without either and can cause weakness, vomiting and collapse. A longer course is tapered down by the prescriber.

3. What should I watch for while taking a steroid?

Raised blood sugar and blood pressure, thinning bone and skin, more appetite, and infections that are both likelier and harder to spot because the fever is suppressed. Report a fever, breathlessness or severe abdominal pain rather than waiting.

4. What needs reporting on tamoxifen?

Pain, swelling or redness in a calf, or sudden breathlessness or chest pain — those suggest a clot and need urgent assessment. Also any vaginal bleeding, unusual discharge or pelvic pain, promptly rather than at the next appointment.

5. My antidepressant is not working after two weeks. Should I stop?

Four to six weeks is usual for the full effect, and side effects generally arrive before the benefit. Do not stop abruptly — coming off is done gradually with the prescriber. Worsening mood or thoughts of self-harm means contacting someone today.

6. Is MR the same as a plain tablet of the same number?

No. Modified release is taken on a different schedule even though the number matches, and the two are not swapped one for one. If a box arrives saying MR when your prescription does not, ask before starting it.

7. How do I use eye drops properly?

Keep the dropper tip off the eye, lid and fingers, and press the inner corner for a minute afterwards. Leave five minutes between two different drops, take contact lenses out for a quarter of an hour, and discard an opened bottle on the carton’s schedule.

8. How do I know two boxes hold the same medicine?

Compare the generic name and the strength rather than the brand name. Different manufacturers give the same drug different brand names, and the smaller line on the pack is what tells you whether they match.