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Sotalol

Your child needs to take the medicine called sotalol for their heart. This information sheet explains what sotalol does and how to give it to your child. It also explains what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this med

Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim

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Your child needs to take the medicine called sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim. This information sheet explains what sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Trihexyphenidyl

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Your child needs to take the medicine called trihexyphenidyl. This information sheet explains what trihexyphenidyl does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Vincristine

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Your child needs to take the medicine called vincristine. This information sheet explains what vincristine does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Sodium polystyrene sulfonate

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Your child needs to take medicine called sodium polystyrene sulfonate. This information sheet explains what sodium polystyrene sulfonate does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have while taking it.

Pyrazinamide

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Your child needs to take the medicine called pyrazinamide. This information sheet explains what pyrazinamide does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Prucalopride

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Your child needs to take the medicine called prucalopride. This information sheet explains what prucalopride does, how to give it and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Tetrabenazine

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Your child needs to take the medicine called tetrabenazine. This information sheet explains what tetrabenazine does, how to give it and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Topiramate

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Your child needs to be given a medicine called topiramate. This information sheet explains what topiramate does and how to give it to your child. It also explains what side effects or problems your child may have when they take topiramate.

Quinidine

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Your child needs to take the medicine called quinidine. This information sheet explains what quinidine does and how to give it to your child. It also explains what side effects, or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide

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Your child needs to take the medicine called spironolactone + hydrochlorothiazide. This information sheet explains what spironolactone + hydrochlorothiazide does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take t

Vindesine

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Your child needs to take the medicine called vindesine. This information sheet explains what vindesine does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Getting through the teen years

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This page contains information to help parents cope with their increasingly independent teen.

Sodium Cromoglycate for Inhalation

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Your child needs to take the medicine called sodium cromoglycate. This information sheet explains what sodium cromoglycate does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Arthritis associations

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This page provides information about leading arthritis organizations in Canada.

Caring for yourself when your child has cancer

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In order to help the people you love, and meet life’s many obligations, you need to take care of yourself. Ignoring your needs can make you become more irritable, negative, short-tempered or resentful.

Cancer programs and resources

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Find helpful resources and programs to support you, your child and your family during your child's cancer treatment.

Anxiety, stress and cancer

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Learn how to help your teenager manage anxiety and stress both during and after cancer treatment.

Body image, self-esteem and cancer

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Learn about how your teenager's body image and self-esteem can be affected by cancer and treatment and the resources available to help them cope with any issues.

Heart conditions and complementary and alternative therapies

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Learn about complementary and alternative therapies and what to consider before you try them.

Infective endocarditis (IE)

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Learn about the prevention and treatment of infective endocarditis, a serious infection of the heart.

Heart tumours

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Learn about heart tumours in children, and how they are diagnosed. Both the most common types of benign and malignant tumours are discussed.

How respiratory therapists help children with congenital heart conditions

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A respiratory therapist (RT) is a health professional specially trained to help patients with breathing disorders. An RT will help care for your child after heart surgery.

Intellectual development and children with heart disease

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Read about how the development of a child's intellect may be affected by a congenital heart condition.

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS)

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Learn about hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). This condition involves the left side of the heart being underdeveloped, and is extremely serious.