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Getting The Best From Your Medicines
NICE has developed a guideline to advise your doctor, nurse or pharmacist how they can help you make decisions about your medicines
- Almost everyone is prescribed a medicine at some time
- Would you like to get the full benefit from your treatment?
- If the answer is YES, then get involved in decisions about your medicines
Before you decide to start or carry on using a medicine
Your doctor, nurse or pharmacist can help you:
- understand what the treatment is and how long you need to use it
- understand the benefits of the treatment
- manage any side effects
- change your medicines if you need to
- talk about your worries about your medicines or treatment
- fit medicines into your lifestyle
They can also advise you how to get help with prescription costs, if this is a problem
If you decide not to take a medicine tell your doctor - they can support you and explain how this could affect you.