Guide to NHS Direct Medicines Q&A documents (October 2009)
Access and availability | |
N141 What is an unlicensed medicine? | |
Administration and/or dosage | |
N6 Medicines with or after food | N22 Missed doses of medicines |
N7 Medicines before food or on an empty stomach | N49 Is it OK to crush tablets/open capsules |
N10 Withdrawing from antidepressants | N110 paracetamol doses in children |
N13 Missed doses of antibiotics | N111 ibuprofen doses in children |
N18 Clotrimazole more than twice in 6 months | N112 paracetamol and ibuprofen for post vaccination fever |
Adverse effects | |
N44 Antacids in hypertension | N135 ibuprofen adverse effects |
N77 How safe are my cough/cold/flu medicines | N137 Adverse effects of diclofenac |
N56 Antihistamines and hypertension | N140 Ibuprofen and asthma |
N55 Decongestants and hypertension | N145 Penicillin allergy |
N59 Ibuprofen and hypertension | |
Breastfeeding related | |
N20 OTC analgesia in breast-feeding | N47 Anti-malarials in breast-feeding |
N21 OTC cough/cold meds in breast-feeding | N74 Head lice treatment in breast-feeding |
N26 Hay fever medicines in breast-feeding | N75 Antihistamines in breast-feeding |
N29 Antibiotics in breast-feeding | N106 Co-codamol or co-dydramol while breast-feeding |
N31 Paracetamol in breastfeeding | N107 Sumatriptan in breast-feeding |
N33 Ibuprofen in breast-feeding | |
N42 General advice on meds in breast-feeding | N146 Safety of Levonelle in breastfeeding |
N29 Antibiotics in breast-feeding | |
Contraception | |
N68 SJW with the combined oral contraceptive pill | N72 Combined oral contraceptive pill and surgery |
N67 Antibiotics with the progesterone only pill | N61 Progestogen only pill missed or delayed dose(s) |
N69 St John’s Wort with the progestogen only pill | N62 Combined oral contraceptive pill missed or delayed dose(s) |
N70 St John’s Wort with the Mirena coil | N64 Contraceptive implant delayed |
N73 Ecstasy with the oral contraceptive pill | N65 Contraceptive injection delayed |
N66 Antibiotics with the combined oral contraceptive pill | N71 Tricycling combined oral contraceptive pill |
N60 Type of oral contraceptive pill | N63 Contraceptive patch detached or delayed |
Herbal/complementary medicines | |
N79 Garlic - interactions | N93 Aloe Vera interactions |
N80 Garlic - ADRs | N94 Aloe Vera ADRs |
N95 Chondroitin interactions | |
N96 Chondroitin ADRs | |
N97 Valerian interactions | |
N84 Tea-Tree oil ADRs | N98 Valerian ADRs |
N85 Ginseng interactions | N99 Acidophilus - interactions |
N86 Ginseng ADRs | N100 Acidophilus - ADRs |
N87Evening Primrose Oil interactions | N101 St John’s Wort - interactions |
N88 Evening Primrose Oil ADRs | N102 St John’s Wort ADRs |
N89 Saw Palmetto interactions | N103 Glucosamine – interactions |
N104 Glucosamine ADRs | |
N91Gingko interactions | N108 General herbal medicines |
N92 Gingko ADRs | |
Interactions between medicines or with food/alcohol | |
N1 Paracetamol and warfarin | N16 OTC painkillers and alcohol |
N2 Paracetamol/ibuprofen and cold meds | N23 Cannabis and antidepressants, lithium |
N4 Paracetamol and antibiotics | N35 paracetamol and tramadol |
N5 Grapefruit juice and calcium channel blockers | N36 Ibuprofen with antibiotics |
N12 Antidepressants and alcohol | N52 amitriptyline and cough/cold meds |
N14 Metronidazole and starting alcohol | N134 Important interactions with ibuprofen |
N15 Antibiotics and alcohol | N136 Important interactions with diclofenac |
Names and identification of medicines | |
N24 What is homeopathic medicine | N51 What are E numbers |
N143 What is a broad spectrum antibiotic | |
Pregnancy related | |
N50 General advice on medicines in pregnancy | N43 Codeine in pregnancy |
N28 Antibiotics in pregnancy | N25 Antihistamines for hay fever in pregnancy |
N30 Paracetamol in pregnancy | N46 Antimalarials in pregnancy |
N32 Ibuprofen in pregnancy | N58 Vitamin A in pregnancy |
N34 Intranasal steroids for hay fever in pregnancy | N57 Cough /cold medicines in pregnancy |
N37 Antacids and alginates in pregnancy | N74 Head lice treatment in pregnancy |
N38 Omeprazole in pregnancy | N78 Asthma meds in pregnancy |
N39 Ranitidine in pregnancy | N109 Treatment of thrush in pregnancy |
N40 Threadworm treatment in pregnancy | |
N147 Constipation in pregnancy | |
Time in the body (pharmacokinetics) | |
N8 How long does cannabis stay in the body | N11How long does it take antidepressants to work |
Uses (indications) | |
N3 Paracetamol & ibuprofen for fever in children | N142 Kenalog for hayfever |
N27 Anti-platelets before minor surgery | N144 Antibiotics: why complete the course? |
N45 General advice on malaria prophylaxis | N48 Antimalarials in children |
Dental | |
N105 Warfarin before dental surgery | N124 Dental meds/treatment with epilepsy? |
N113 Fluoride in toothpaste | N125 Dental meds/ treatment and diabetes? |
N114 Which medicines can dentists prescribe | N126 Dental meds/ treatment and thyroid disease? |
N115 Safety of temporary fillings in pregnancy | N127 Dental meds/ treatment and liver disease? |
N116 Safety of temporary fillings in lactation | N128 Dental meds/ treatment and kidney disease? |
N117 Safety of local anaesthetics in pregnancy | N129 What saliva substitutes are available |
N118 Safety of local anaesthetics in lactation | N130 What mouthwashes are available OTC |
N119 Endocarditis prophylaxis & dental trtmt | N131 Teething treatments available OTC |
N120 Anti-platelets and dental treatment | N132 Mouth ulcer treatments are available OTC |
N122 Bisphosphonates and dental treatment | N133 Do SSRIs cause bleeding? |
N123 Chemotherapy and dental treatment |
(Orange font: not yet written, italic font: in Q&A process)
Analgesia related topics | |
Doses/administration | |
N110 paracetamol doses in children | N111 ibuprofen doses in children |
N112 paracetamol/ ibuprofen & post vaccination fever | |
N3 Paracetamol and ibuprofen for fever in children | |
Breastfeeding | |
N31 Paracetamol in breastfeeding | N33 Ibuprofen in breast-feeding |
N106 Co-codamol/co-dydramol in breast-feeding | |
N20 OTC analgesia in breast-feeding | |
Pregnancy | |
N30 Paracetamol in pregnancy | N32 Ibuprofen in pregnancy |
N43 Codeine in pregnancy | |
Interactions | |
N1 Paracetamol and warfarin | N136 Important interactions with diclofenac |
N35 paracetamol and tramadol | N134 Important interactions with ibuprofen |
N4 Paracetamol and antibiotics | N36 Ibuprofen with antibiotics |
N2 Paracetamol/ibuprofen and cold meds | |
N16 OTC painkillers and alcohol | |
ADRs | |
N59 Ibuprofen and hypertension | |
N135 ibuprofen adverse effects | |
N137 Adverse effects of diclofenac | |
N140 Ibuprofen and asthma |
