Welcome to Choice and Medication for Psychiatry UK

It is extremely important that all Psychiatry-UK service users have access to accurate and independent information about medications.

We have partnered with choice and Medication to provide our service users with a large selection of information leaflets.

The leaflets are available to download and print in various formats;

- Patient information leaflets set out on 2 pages with medication information and FAQs

- Basic information leaflets that are brief with all information on one page

- Easy-read leaflets for patients with learning disabilities or significant reading impairment

- Simplified leaflets with pictures suitable for adolescents and 

- Leaflets translated into different languages 

The website also contains information in ‘handy charts’ that compare the benefits and risks of different medications used to treat different conditions.

Handy Book on how medicines work    

Section 2 - ADHD

Handy chart on medicines for ADHD and link to the page for more information and leaflet ADHD

ADHD products

• ADHD - switching methylphenidate products cautions and information on safely switchhing between the many methylphenidate products available
• ADHD formulations to help you compare the many and varied products for ADHD e.g. medicines, doses, forms, sizes and how long they work each day
• Unlicensed medicines information for people about unlicensed medicines in the UK
• Unlicensed uses factsheet information on unlicensed uses of licensed medicines, and what that means

• Serotonin Syndrome (full, 2-pages)a flu-like state that can happen with SSRIs and similar medicines
• Serotonin Syndrome (highlights, 1 page) as above but a shorter, larger print, highlights version
• Sharing medicines - some reasons why you should not share prescription medicinesa summary of the main reasons why it is dangerous to share prescription medicines
• Sleep hygiene (extra-large print)some practical tips and information to help people with insomnia get to sleep and stay asleep (brief, larger print version)
• Sleep hygiene (full, 2-pages)as above but a larger print, highlights version with a sleep hygiene poster
• Sleep hygiene (highlights, 2-pages) as above but a shorter, larger print, highlights version

Drug links: 

• Methylphenidate
• Methylphenidate (FAQ)
• Lisdexamfeamine
• Lisdexamfeamine (FAQ)
• Dexamfetamine
• Dexamfetamine (FAQ)
• Atomoxetine
• Atomoxetine (FAQ)
• Guanfacine
• Guanfacine (FAQ)