Medicines information for parents and carers taking babies home with medicines

 

Medicines for babies

  • Medicines for Children is delighted to share a new series of resources for parents and carers taking babies home from hospital with medicines.
  • The resources are developed by a collective of five hospitals across the UK and Ireland, led by Alder Hey Children’s hospital in Liverpool.
  • These resouces provide information to support parents and carers to administer medicines safely to babies and to reduce medication errors.

Medicines Information Booklet

Click here to view the Medicines Information booklet. It includes general advice about giving medicines to babies, information about specific medicines, FAQs about medicines and useful contacts. (A5 booklet of 19 single pages) VisualV1 - Arrow Created with Sketch.

 

Medicines Administration Record

Click here to view the Medicines Administration Record. It can be printed out and filled in to help you keep track of medicines which need to be taken every day. (A4 1 page) VisualV1 - Arrow Created with Sketch.

 

QR code poster for resources on taking babies home from hospital with medicines

Click here to view the QR code poster with quick links to the information resources. The poster can be put up in hospitals or clinic waiting rooms for families to access the medicines information. VisualV1 - Arrow Created with Sketch.

 

These resources were produced by the ‘PADDINGToN Study’ (Parent co-Designed Drug Information for parents and Guardians Taking Neonates home).

Medicines Information Booklet (for print)

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