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Cyclosporine

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

Desmopressin

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

Azathioprine

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

Adalimumab

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

Codeine

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

Amitriptyline

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

Cisapride

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

Clindamycin

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

3,4-Diaminopyridine (3,4-DAP)

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Your child needs to take the medicine called 3, 4-diaminopyridine. This information sheet explains what 3, 4 diaminopyridine 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.

Carvedilol

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

Tattoos

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Learn about the considerations for talking to your teen about tattoos, including how to identify a trusted tattoo studio and the potential complications of tattooing.

Cancer research and your teenager

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Learn about ongoing cancer research and your teenager's role in research and clinical trials.

Helping your child transition through health care: Children

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Recommendations for helping your child navigate through the health-care system and gain independence in managing their own health care.

Sex education for children: Why parents should talk to their children about sex

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Learn why starting to talk to your child about sex when they are young and continuing that conversation as they get older is a good strategy.

Food allergies and travelling

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Learn how to make travel safer for a child with a food allergy.

Getting through the teen years

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

Impact of cancer on sexuality

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Learn how to start a conversation with your teenager about sexuality, and how having cancer and going through treatment can impact their sexuality.

Negative coping when you are under stress

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Negative coping includes the use of alcohol, drugs, overeating and other risky or aggressive behaviours to cope with stress or anxiety. Find out what you can do to avoid these behaviours or seek support for negative coping.

Balloon angioplasty

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Balloon angioplasty, also known as balloon dilation, is used to expand narrowed blood vessels. Read more about angioplasty.

Mycophenolate

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

Leuprolide

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

Pamidronate

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

Melphalan

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

Imatinib

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

Diazoxide

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