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.