MEDICATION

Medicines

Whilst you are in hospital your doctor will review any medicines which you have been taking. Please try to follow this guide: -

• bring into hospital with you any medicines which you have been taking at home and please bring them in the original containers. Also please bring any special cards, such as steroid, anticoagulant or diabetic cards, which you would normally carry on your person.
• when the ward staff have seen and noted your medicines, please arrange, if possible, for your visitors to take them home.
• make sure that you understand which medicines you are to take when you go home, as the brand name and/or the appearance may differ from the medication previously used by you. If you have any queries, please raise them with the pharmacist. When you return home, return any medicines which you no longer need to your local Community Pharmacy for safe disposal

The Hospital will notify your GP of any changes to your prescription. Please ask your GP to prescribe further supplies of your medication as necessary.

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