If your child is prescribed a medicine to be taken three times a day, do they need to take it to school?
New information leaflets about inhalers for asthma are now available. These cover three medicines used for prevention of asthma - beclometasone, fluticasone and salmeterol - and one used during an asthma or wheezing attack - salbutamol.
We have published new leaflets on the medicine mesalazine, which is used to treat Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, known as inflammatory bowel diseases. Children who need mesalazine may be prescribed the medicine in an oral form (as tablets or granules) or in a rectal form (as a foam enema, liquid enema or suppositories).
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."
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.
Welcome to our new website! You'll find more than 100 information leaflets about medicines given to children at home and a range of new short films with tips for giving your child different types of medicines.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the government agency responsible to make sure medicines work and are acceptably safe, has issued revised dosing instructions for healthcare professionals on liquid paracetamol.
We have 70 leaflets in development. Those due to be published soon cover various medicines, including aciclovir, flecainide, mesalazine (oral and rectal) and various inhaled medicines for asthma.