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For information about medicines prescribed in the UK

eMC Medicine Guides have been developed to help you understand your medicines and to take them safely. eMC Medicine Guides provide information about:

How to use or take your medicine
Possible side effects
Interactions your medicine may have with other medicines, food or alcohol

What's New?

On the 15th January 2010 direct.gov.uk updated their health and wellbeing webpage to include links to eMC Medicine Guides from the NHS Choices website.

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eMC Medicine Guides and the NHS

eMC Medicine Guides work with the NHS to provide good quality information about medicines.

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Videos

Some Medicine Guides have videos which show you how to take or use your medicines correctly.

Videos of inhalers used in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Videos of devices such as insulin pens used to manage diabetes

Are you a Healthcare Professional?

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What you've told us

We regularly post surveys about medicines on the website, so you can tell us what is important to you.

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Reporting side effects

Report any side effects you experience while taking your medicine using the Yellow Card Scheme.

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The Information Standard

eMC Medicine Guides has achieved Information Standard certification. This quality mark is awarded by the Department of Health.

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