Giving medicines to babies

The Medicines for Children team are delighted to share a series of resources for parents and carers.  They provide information to support safe use of medicines for babies at home.

Medicines information for parents and carers taking babies home with medicines

  • These resources were developed by parents and a collaboration of five hospitals across the UK and Ireland. The ‘PADDINGToN Study’ (Parent co-Designed Drug Information for parents and Guardians Taking Neonates home) was led by Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

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, 20 pages) VisualV1 - Arrow Created with Sketch.

 

Medicines Administration Record

You can print this out and use it to help you keep track of your baby's medicines. (A4, 1 page) VisualV1 - Arrow Created with Sketch.

 

QR code poster linking to medicines information for babies

Click here to view and download the QR code poster. (A4, 1 page) VisualV1 - Arrow Created with Sketch.

 

PRINT VERSION - Medicines Information Booklet

This is the print version of the Medicines Information booklet - as above but optimised for print VisualV1 - Arrow Created with Sketch.