What's new

eMC Medicine Guides can display the Information Standard quality mark.

The Information Standard is the new certification scheme from the Department of Health. It entitles producers of health and social care information, who meet rigorous quality criteria, to use the newly launched quality mark on their information materials. This provides members of the public with a quick way of identifying sources of good quality, reliable information. Datapharm is one of 36 founding members of the Department of Health's new certification scheme.

A printable version of each Medicine Guide is now available.

Simply click the PDF download box positioned at the top of each Guide to print out information about a medicine in which you are interested.

ITV Tonight.

On 23rd October 2009 the ITV Tonight programme discussed heart disease and stroke. Presenters of the show mentioned Medicine Guides and link to the resource from the Tonight programme website. This exposure saw a marked increase in traffic to Medicine Guides that evening.

Voluntary Health Organisations.

30 VHOs now link to Medicine Guides, including Epilepsy Action, National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society and Mind.

Other information providers link to Medicine Guides too. These include:

Medicine Guides are now accessible from NHS Choices

NHS Choices is the NHS' online portal for patients and the general public and provides information to inform choice and self care. NHS Choices empowers people to take an active role in their own healthcare, and supports the Government's vision of a truly patient-centred NHS. Medicine Guides have been selected as the medicines information content for the NHS Choices website.