Medications

People who are deciding whether to enter a clinical trial must understand all the essential facts, benefits and risks.

Don't use online health information to self-diagnose - always see your doctor or healthcare professional.

Medicinal cannabis is a legal, high quality medicine that can be prescribed for people by their doctor.

Complementary medicines can interact with pharmaceutical medicines.

Belief in a treatment may be enough to change the course of a person's physical illness.

A Consumer Medicines Information (CMI) leaflet gives you accurate information about the safety of your medication and how best to take it.

Tell your healthcare professionals about all medicines you take, including complementary medicines.

Using products bought from online sites can be risky. Watch out for scams or quackery and don't self-diagnose or self-medicate. Always seek advice from your doctor.

A Consumer Medicines Information (CMI) leaflet gives you accurate information about the safety of your medication and how best to take it.

Make sure your doctor knows about every medicine you take, including vitamins.

Complementary medicines can interact with pharmaceutical medicines.

Most women take a drug of some kind during pregnancy, sometimes without realising the potential for harm.

Antipsychotic medications work by altering brain chemistry to help reduce psychotic symptoms like hallucinations, delusions and disordered thinking

Benzodiazepines (tranquillisers) are highly addictive and should only be used for certain conditions in a short-term or emergency situation.

Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to destroy cancer cells.

Antivirals are available for eligible people to treat COVID-19.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines should always be used cautiously and for the shortest time possible.

Medicinal cannabis is a legal, high quality medicine that can be prescribed for people by their doctor.

Menopausal hormone therapy can reduce menopausal symptoms, but the benefits and risks need to be considered carefully.

Antioxidants scavenge free radicals from the body's cells, and prevent or reduce the damage caused by oxidation.

If you don’t have enough calcium in your diet, your bones will eventually become weak and brittle.

Using products bought from online sites can be risky. Watch out for scams or quackery and don't self-diagnose or self-medicate. Always seek advice from your doctor.

Don't use online health information to self-diagnose - always see your doctor or healthcare professional.

Vitamin and mineral supplements are frequently misused and taken without professional advice. Find out more about vitamin and mineral supplements and where to get advice.

The 8 B-group vitamins are essential for various functions within the body.

A balanced approach to sunlight exposure will help you get enough vitamin D while protecting against skin cancer.

Vitamins and minerals are organic compounds that are required in very small amounts, for a variety of metabolic processes.