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Medication is an important part of your treatment. When you come to hospital, we will ask you about the medicines you take. Please tell us if you are using:

  • tablets from a pharmacist or supermarket
  • liquid medicine, e.g. cough syrup
  • natural therapies such as herbs and tinctures
  • vitamin supplements
  • medicated creams
  • puffers/inhalers
  • eye drops.

You can help ensure safe medication use by:

  • bringing all of your medicines to hospital with you
  • keeping an up-to-date list of your medicines and showing it to our staff when you come to hospital
  • letting the staff know if you have had any allergies or bad reactions to medicines in the past
  • knowing the name of each of your medicines, what it is for, how it should be taken and any side effects. This is especially important for any new medications
  • asking what medicines you're receiving and why ensuring you receive an updated list of medicines with information about each – what it is for, how to take it and any side effects to look out for before you go home
  • understanding which other medicines, foods or drinks to avoid when taking the medicine.