This leaflet gives general information about antibiotics for children. Leaflets on individual antibiotics are available on the Medicines for Children website.
This leaflet has been written specifically about the use of antibiotics in children. The information may differ from that provided by the manufacturer of your child’s antibiotic. Please read this leaflet carefully.
This leaflet gives general information about medicines for children. Leaflets on individual medicines are available on the Medicines for Children website.
This leaflet has been written specifically for parents and carers about the use of medicines in children. The information may differ from that provided by the manufacturer of your child’s medicine.
This leaflet has been written for parents and carers about possible side-effects from children’s medicines. It will support you in discussing any concerns you may have with your child’s doctor, pharmacist or nurse. Keep it somewhere safe so that you can read it again.
This leaflet provides general information to help you prepare for a trip and to give medicines whilst travelling.
If your child is on a course of treatment or needs to take medicines regularly, it is important that you continue to give these whilst travelling or on holiday. This may be difficult while you are away from home and your usual routine, so you need to plan ahead.
Most medicines used in the UK have a licence (sometimes known as a ‘Marketing Authorisation’) that states how it should be used. However, this licence may not include use in children, or in a particular illness or condition.
This leaflet explains:
what we mean by the unlicensed use of a medicine
why the use of many medicines in children is unlicensed
when it is considered safe and acceptable to use unlicensed medicines
General advice about antibiotics
