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Medications include prescription, over-the-counter and complementary or herbal treatments. Taking medicines correctly can help reduce side effects.

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

All medication has the potential to cause allergies but some people can have allergic reactions to specific prescription or over-the-counter medications.

Medications can be important in the management of mental health issues, whether for a short time or for ongoing stabilization of symptoms.

Managing treatments and medications

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

Carers often organise appointments and treatments for the person they are caring for and help with medicines.

Many drugs, both prescription and illegal, can cause tooth damage.

Although nearly all of us will experience a headache during our lifetime, persistent headaches need to be medically investigated with tests such as scans, eye tests or sinus x-rays.

This telephone service provides information on prescription, over-the-counter and complementary medicines.