Medicines and medical aids
Information about medicines and medical aids, including antibiotics, painkillers, contraception and vaccinations.
Self-help guide: Accessing medicines
Advice if you have difficulty getting the medicine or medication you need
Prescriptions
Information on getting your prescription, including where to get it, what to do if you run out of a medicine and how to use your medicine safely.
Prosthetics after amputation
Information on getting a prosthetic limb fitted after an amputation
Types of medicine
Anaesthetics
Learn about anaesthesia and its uses
Antibiotics
Learn about antibiotics and their uses
Antidepressants
Learn about antidepressants, their uses and possible side-effects
Aspirin
Learn about aspirin uses and possible side-effects
Beta-blockers
Learn about beta-blockers, their uses and possible side effects
Bronchodilators
Learn about bronchodilators and their uses
Clopidogrel
Learn about clopidogrel and its uses
Corticosteroids
Learn about the uses of corticosteroids
Decongestants
Learn about the different types of decongestant
General anaesthetic
Learn about general anaesthesia and its uses
HIV PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)
HIV PreP is a medicine that stops you getting HIV.
Heart medicines
Information on the types of medicine used to treat a heart condition, how they are taken and side effects
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
Information about hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
Ibuprofen
Learn about ibuprofen, its uses and possible side effects
Immunisations
​Your guide to immunisation in Scotland, and the vaccines used to protect you and your child throughout your lives.
Laxatives
Learn about laxatives, how to take them and considerations
Local anaesthetic
Learn about local anaesthesia and its uses
NSAIDs
Learn about non-steroidal anti-inflammatories
Paracetamol
Learn about the painkiller paracetamol
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Learn about selective serotonion reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Statins
Learn about statins and their uses
Travel vaccinations
What vaccinations you need when travelling abroad and where to get them
Warfarin
Learn about warfarin, its uses and possible side effects