Medicine Guides

Information about treating Swine flu

Medicine Guides contain information about Tamiflu and Relenza medicines being used to treat the symptoms of swine flu.

Introduction

Medicine Guides provide members of the public with up to date, reliable and understandable information about medicines. They can help you to:

make informed decisions about your health and health care

be more involved with healthcare professionals in choosing treatments; and

understand how best to use or take your medicine

Videos

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

videos of inhalers used in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

videos of devices such as blood glucose monitoring and insulin pen devices used to manage diabetes

Medicine Guides are now accessible from the NHS Choices website www.nhs.uk. NHS Choices is the NHS' online portal for patients and the general public. It is currently used by over 4.5 million people each month 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 vision of a truly patient-centred NHS. Medicine Guides have been selected as the medicines information content for the NHS Choices website.

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