How to give different types of medicines
This section provides videos and information about how to give different formulations of medicines to your child.
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How to give medicines: inhalers for asthma
This page provides instructions on how to use inhalers for asthma. These include ‘preventer inhalers’, which are used regularly in order to prevent attacks (this is sometimes called...
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How to give medicines: tablets
This page describes how to give tablets to children. Specific information on individual medicines is available on the Medicines Information pages.
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How to give medicines: capsules
This page describes how to give capsules to children. Specific information about individual medicines is available on the Medicines Information pages.
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How to give medicines: liquid medicine using an oral syringe from a bottle with a bung
This page describes how to give liquid medicine to children from a bottle with a bung. Specific information on individual medicines is available on the Medicines Information pages.
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How to give medicines: liquid medicine using an oral syringe from a bottle without a bung
This page describes how to give liquid medicine to children from a bottle without a bung. Specific information on individual medicines is available on the Medicines Information pages.
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How to give calcium, phosphate or potassium using effervescent tablets
Liquid calcium, phosphate or potassium medicines may not always be available so you may be asked to make a mixture by dispersing (dissolving) an effervescent tablet in water...
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How to give medicines: creams and ointments
This page provides advice on applying creams and ointments to your child's skin. Specific information about individual medicines is available on the Medicines Information pages.
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How to give medicines: granules and powders
This page explains how to give granules and powders to children. Specific information on individual medicines is available on the Medicines Information pages.
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How to give medicines: ear drops
This page describes how to give ear drops to children. Specific information on individual medicines is available on the Medicines Information pages.
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How to give medicines: eye drops and eye ointment
This leaflet has been specifically written about how to give eye drops and eye ointment to children. Please read this leaflet carefully. Keep it somewhere safe so that...
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How to give medicines: rectal medicines
This page provides guidance on how to give rectal medicines (suppositories and enemas) to children. Leaflets on individual medicines are available on the Medicines for Children website.
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How to give medicines: part dose of a tablet or capsule
Many medicines come in tablet form but you might only need to give your child a part of a tablet. This information describes how to give a part dose of a tablet....
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How to give medicines: gastrostomy tube
Children who have a gastrostomy tube may be given liquid medicines through this tube. This information describes how to do this.
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How to give medicines: Nasogastric tube
This page provides guidance on how to give medicines to children through a nasogastric tube. A nasogastric tube it is often abbreviated to 'NG' tube.
