Practical and reliable advice about giving medicine to your child
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Information for parents and carers
Useful and reliable information about giving medicines to your child - written and reviewed by children's doctors (paediatricians), pharmacists, and parents and carers.
Medicines information leaflets cover many of the medicines that are prescribed or recommended to children by a pharmacist, doctor or nurse. They answer your questions about how and when to give the medicine, what to do if you forget to give the medicine or give it twice, and any possible side-effects.
General information leaflets and short films provide information about giving different types of medicines, such as tablets, capsules, liquid medicine, injections, rectal medicines (suppositories and enemas), eye drops/ointment and ear drops.
Medicines for Children is a partnership programme by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists (NPPG) and WellChild.
19th December 2011
Experts say that penicillin doses in children need to be reviewed
Medicines experts have published a report about the doses of penicillin in children to make sure they are receiving enough medicine. Doses are currently based on the age of the child.
Medicines for Children team member Stephen Tomlin, a paediatric pharmacist, responds, "We must take care with changes in practice, and all aspects of effectiveness and safety need to be considered."
16th December 2011
Emily Maitlis writes to UK newspapers about our website
Well known TV news journalist and WellChild Celebrity Ambassador Emily Maitlis has written to newspapers throughout the UK to tell them about the new Medicines for Children website.
