Indications A-Z

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Indications starting with 'O'

Indication	Treatments
OA - Osteoarthritis of hip	Diacerein : Symptomatic treatment of functional symptoms and signs of osteoarthritis – only adults (18 - 65 years old) Indometacin : Degenerative joint disease of the hip – only adults (18 years old or older)
Oat cell carcinoma of lung	Lomustine : Oat cell carcinoma of lung – only adults (18 years old or older)
Obesity	Methylcellulose : Obesity – only adults (18 years old or older) Orlistat : Obese – only adults (18 - 65 years old)
Obesity due to leptin receptor gene deficiency	Setmelanotide : Obesity associated with leptin receptor deficiency – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Obesity due to prohormone convertase I deficiency	Setmelanotide : Obesity associated with loss-of-function biallelic pro-opiomelanocortin – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome	Pitolisant : Improvement of wakefulness and reduction of excessive daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnoea – only adults (18 years old or older) Solriamfetol : Obstructive sleep apnoea – only adults (18 years old or older)
Ocular hypertension	Betaxolol : Ocular hypertension, chronic open angle glaucoma – only adults (18 years old or older) Bimatoprost : Chronic open-angle glaucoma, ocular hypertension – only adults (18 years old or older) Brinzolamide : Elevated intraocular pressure, ocular hypertension, open-angle glaucoma – only adults (18 years old or older) Carteolol : Ocular hypertension, chronic open angle glaucoma, secondary glaucomas – only adults (18 years old or older) Levobunolol : Chronic open-angle glaucoma, ocular hypertension – only adults (18 years old or older) Netarsudil : Elevated intraocular pressure, open-angle glaucoma, ocular hypertension – only adults (18 years old or older) Tafluprost : Open angle glaucoma, ocular hypertension – only adults (18 years old or older) Travoprost : Elevated intraocular pressure, ocular hypertension, open-angle glaucoma – only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Ocular infiltration of local anesthetic	Lidocaine : Ocular infiltration of local anesthetic – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Proparacaine : Topical ocular anaesthesia – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in situ	Ipilimumab : Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma – only adults (18 years old or older) Tislelizumab : Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma, combination therapy – only adults (18 years old or older) Toripalimab : Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma – only adults (18 years old or older)
Oligoovulation	Choriogonadotropin alpha : Anovulation, oligo-ovulation – women, only adults (18 - 65 years old)
On - off phenomenon	Apomorphine : Treatment of motor fluctuations ("on-off" phenomena) in patients with Parkinson's disease – only adults (18 years old or older)
Open-angle glaucoma	Brinzolamide : Elevated intraocular pressure, ocular hypertension, open-angle glaucoma – only adults (18 years old or older) Netarsudil : Elevated intraocular pressure, open-angle glaucoma, ocular hypertension – only adults (18 years old or older) Tafluprost : Open angle glaucoma, ocular hypertension – only adults (18 years old or older) Travoprost : Elevated intraocular pressure, ocular hypertension, open-angle glaucoma – only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Operation on female genital organs	Ibuprofen : Pre- and post-operative in gynecological surgeries – women, only adults (18 years old or older)
Operation on oral cavity	Chlorhexidine : Gingivitis, oral surgery, aphthous ulceration, oral candidal infections – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Operation on vagina	Estriol : Vaginal operations – women, only adults (18 years old or older)
Ophthalmoscopy	Cyclopentolate : Diagnostic purposes for fundoscopy and cycloplegic refraction – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Tropicamide : Ophthalmoscopy – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Opioid dependence	Buprenorphine : Opioid dependence – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Naltrexone : Opioid abstinence support – only adults (18 - 65 years old)
Opioid intoxication	Naloxone : Suspected acute opioid overdose or intoxication – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Optic neuritis	Methylprednisolone : Optic neuritis – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Organ or tissue vascular perfusion decreased	Dopamine : Low-perfusion circulatory insufficiency – only adults (18 years old or older)
Organophosphate poisoning	Atropine : Poisoning by organo-phosphorous compounds – only adults (18 years old or older) Atropine : Poisoning by organo-phosphorous compounds – only minors (0 - 18 years old)
Ornithosis	Doxycycline : Psittacosis – only children (1 year - 12 years old) Doxycycline : Psittacosis – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Osteitis deformans	Calcitonin : Paget's disease – only adults (18 years old or older) Risedronic acid : Paget's disease of the bone – only adults (18 years old or older) Zoledronic acid : Paget's disease of the bone – only adults (18 years old or older)
Osteoarthritis	Acemetacin : Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, pain, inflammation – only adults (18 - 65 years old) Acetylsalicylic acid : Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) Acetylsalicylic acid : Rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis (adults) – only adults (18 years old or older) Celecoxib : Osteoarthritis – only adults (18 years old or older) Chondroitin sulfate : Osteoarthritis – only adults (18 years old or older) Dexamethasone : Osteoarthritis – only adults (18 years old or older) Dexibuprofen : Mild to moderate pain – only adults (18 years old or older) Etofenamate : Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, tendinitis, folliculitis, periarthritis Etoricoxib : Osteoarthritis – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Flurbiprofen : Rheumatoid disease, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, musculoskeletal disorders, periarthritis, frozen shoulder, bursitis – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Ibuprofen : Osteoarthritis – only adults (18 years old or older) Indometacin : Osteoarthritis – only adults (18 years old or older) Ketoprofen : Arthritis, musculoskeletal syndromes, dysmenorrhea – only adults (18 years old or older) Lornoxicam : Osteoarthritis – only adults (18 years old or older) Mefenamic acid : Osteoarthritis – only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Meloxicam : Osteoarthritis – only elderly (65 years old or older) Meloxicam : Osteoarthritis – only adults (18 - 65 years old) Nabumetone : Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis – only adults (18 years old or older) Naproxen : Rheumatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis – only adults (18 years old or older) Nimesulide : Osteoarthritis – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Oxaprozin : Osteoarthritis – only adults (18 years old or older) Piroxicam : Osteoarthritis of superficial joints, acute musculoskeletal injuries, periarthritis, epicondylitis, tendinitis, tenosynovitis – only adults (18 years old or older) Piroxicam : Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis – only adults (18 years old or older) Prednisolone : Osteoarthritis – only adults (18 years old or older) Triamcinolone : Rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, synovitis, tendinitis, bursitis – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Osteoarthritis of knee	Diacerein : Symptomatic treatment of functional symptoms and signs of osteoarthritis – only adults (18 - 65 years old) Glucosamine : Mild to moderate osteoarthritis of the knee – only adults (18 years old or older) Hyaluronate sodium : Osteoarthritis of the knee – only adults (18 years old or older)
Osteomalacia	Calcium gluconate : Osteomalacia – only adults (18 - 65 years old)
Osteopenia	Calcitonin : Prevention of acute bone loss due to sudden immobilisation – only adults (18 years old or older)
Osteoporosis	Alendronic acid : Osteoporosis – only adults (18 years old or older) Calcitonin : Prevention of acute bone loss due to sudden immobilisation – only adults (18 years old or older) Calcium gluconate : Osteoporosis – only adults (18 years old or older) Denosumab : Osteoporosis – only adults (18 years old or older) Estradiol : Prevention of osteoporosis – only adults (18 - 65 years old) Nandrolone : Osteoporosis – only adults (18 years old or older) Risedronic acid : Osteoporosis – men, only adults (18 years old or older) Risedronic acid : Osteoporosis in postmenopausal women – women, only adults (18 years old or older) Strontium ranelate : Severe osteoporosis – only adults (18 years old or older) Teriparatide : Osteoporosis – only adults (18 years old or older) Vitamin D3 : Osteoporosis – only adults (18 years old or older)
Osteoporosis caused by corticosteroid	Risedronic acid : Osteoporosis caused by corticosteroid – women, only adults (18 years old or older)
Osteoporosis prevention	Tibolone : Prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women – women, only adults (18 years old or older)
Osteosarcoma of bone	Mifamurtide : Non-metastatic osteosarcoma – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 - 65 years old)
Otitis media	Erythromycin : Ear infection – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Otodectes cynotis	Afoxolaner : Ototic scabies
Ovarian cancer, disseminated	Cyclophosphamide : Metastatic ovarian carcinoma – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Ovarian failure	Clomifene : Ovulatory dysfunction, ovulation induction – women, only adults (18 - 65 years old)
Overactive urinary bladder	Botulinum toxin type A : Overactive bladder – only adults (18 years old or older) Darifenacin : Overactive bladder syndrome – only adults (18 years old or older) Fesoterodine : Overactive bladder syndrome – only adults (18 years old or older) Mirabegron : Overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) – only adults (18 years old or older) Propiverine : Overactive bladder syndrome, neurogenic detrusor overactivity – only adults (18 years old or older) Solifenacin : Overactive bladder – only adults (18 years old or older) Tolterodine : Urge incontinence, increased urinary frequency, increased urinary urgency – only adults (18 years old or older) Trospium : Overactive bladder – only adults (18 years old or older) Vibegron : Overactive bladder syndrome – only adults (18 years old or older)
Overdose	Charcoal activated : Acute oral poisoning, drug overdose – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Charcoal activated : Acute oral poisoning, drug overdose – only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old)
Overdose of opiate	Naloxone : Immediate administration as emergency therapy for known or suspected opioid overdose – only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older) Naloxone : Suspected acute opioid overdose or intoxication – only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Ovulation induction	Follitropin beta : Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation – women, only adults (18 - 65 years old) Follitropin delta : Controlled ovarian stimulation – women, only adults (18 - 65 years old) Urofollitropin : Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation – women, only adults (18 - 65 years old)

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