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Medication reconciliation: Preventing medication errors in the hospital

This page provides advice on how to keep track of your child's medicines.

How to use a Turbuhaler

A Turbuhaler delivers medication in powder form. Learn how to properly use a Turbuhaler.

Pain medicines

Learn about pain relief medication and how to administer it, including patient controlled analgesia.

Medications for heart conditions

Learn about medication for children with heart conditions. A doctor will prescribe a drug when it's clear that medication will improve a child's condition.

Medication interactions and cancer treatment

Some medications can interact with each other. Learn about taking other medications while on chemotherapy and what you need to know about drug and alcohol use.

Medications for fatigue

You might be prescribed a medication to help you sleep or your JIA treatment may need to be adjusted if you are experiencing fatigue.

How to take medication with a puffer using a spacer with a mouthpiece

Puffers should always be used with a spacer. Learn how to take medication with a puffer using a spacer with a mouthpiece.

Biologic agents and JIA

Lifestyle choices and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Low-sodium, low-potassium and low-phosphorus diet

Pharmacogenetic testing: CYP2B6

Learn about CYP2B6, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.

How to use a Diskus inhaler

A Diskus inhaler delivers medication in powder form. Learn how to properly use a Diskus inhaler.

Pharmacogenetic testing: TPMT

Learn about TPMT, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.

Medicines: How to use safely

Includes advice on how to store and what to do if your child misses a dose.

Pharmacogenetic testing: CYP2D6

Learn about CYP2D6, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.

Pharmacogenetics: Using precision medicine to find the right medication at the right dose

Pharmacogenetics is an example of precision medicine that uses a person’s genetic make-up to predict medication response.

Handling your medications

Medication coverage in Ontario

Learn about the different kinds of medication coverage in Ontario.

Managing pain after surgery

It is normal to experience some pain and discomfort after surgery, but there are ways to manage it. Find out what you can do to help manage your pain after surgery.

Pharmacogenetic testing

Pharmacogenetic testing: VKORC1

Learn about VKORC1, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.

Taking juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) medications

Find out about the different ways that arthritis medications can be taken. Some are taken orally as a liquid or tablet. Others are injected either under the skin (subcutaneously), into a vein (intravenously), or directly into a swollen joint.

Monitoring your diet and fluid intake after a liver transplant

Genetics basics for pharmacogenetics

Learn about genetics in the context of pharmacogenetics (PGx) and precision medicine.

Patient-controlled and nurse-controlled analgesia

Find out how PCA and NCA help your child get relief from severe, short-term pain in the hospital.