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Our vision
Our vision is that any parent or carer, wherever they are, has information on their child’s medicines that they can trust.
What we offer
Our medicines information pages cover many of the medicines that are prescribed or recommended for children by health professionals. They answer frequent questions, such as how and when to give the medicine, what to do if you forget to give the medicine, and any possible side-effects.
You can also read information or watch our short videos about giving different types of medicines, including tablets, capsules, liquid medicine, inhalers, eye drops/ointment and ear drops.
Who are we?
Medicines for Children is a partnership programme of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group (NPPG) and WellChild. Read more about us and our work.
Latest news
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Vacancy to join the Medicines for Children programme board
The Medicines for Children team is looking for an RCPCH trainee to join the programme board, to take the newly vacant role of RCPCH trainee representative.
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Our new medicines management app
We are now nearing the end of the development phase our new medicines management app. We are looking for child health professionals, and parents/carers who are interested in being the 'first adopters' of our mobile app.
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Whooping cough – advice for parents and carers
Whooping cough (pertussis) is a bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes. It causes bouts of coughing which may cause difficulty breathing. It spreads very easily through droplets from coughs and sneezes. In some babies and children it can cause them to be very unwell. It particularly important for babies and children to get vaccinated against it.
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New information about supplies of medicines
There have been reports in the media about problems with the supplies of some medicines, and parents and carers may have had difficulty obtaining the medicines needed for their children. We have published a new information guide explaining why there may be issues with the supply of certain medicines, and how this is managed to make sure patients get their medicines.
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Primary care rep wanted to join the programme board
The Medicines for Children team is looking for a representative from Primary care with an interest in paediatrics and/or patient information to join the programme board.
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Updated safety messaging about fluoroquinolone antibiotics
The MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency), which is responsible for the safety of medicines in the UK, has recently published an alert about the safety of a particular group of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones. This is because of concerns about rare but potentially serious side-effects affecting the muscles, tendons, joints and nerves, and psychiatric side-effects.
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