Patient Education Resources

Sublocade: After Care and Information

This pamphlet explains how to care for yourself after your 1st injection of sublocade. Topics include injection site care, treatment, and how sublocade works.

Syndrome de sevrage néonatal

Ce dépliant explique les symptômes courants, ce que l’équipe de soins fera pour aider votre bébé, ce que vous pouvez faire pour aider votre bébé, ce qui se passera si votre bébé a besoin de médicaments pour traiter ses symptômes et quand votre bébé pourra rentrer à la maison. This pamphlet is also available in English.

Tacrolimus for Glomerulonephritis

Tacrolimus is a medication that works by lowering your body’s harmful response to immune system diseases like glomerulonephritis. This pamphlet explains how to take this medication, possible side effects, and how to store this medication.

Taking Your Medication

Taking your medication is an important part of playing an active role in keeping up your health and well-being. This pamphlet explains why some people stop taking their medication, talking to your primary health care provider, and tips to help you take your medication. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Taking Your Medications When You Are Sick - A Guide for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

This pamphlet lists medications to avoid when you are sick, if you also have chronic kidney disease. It also includes space to write down your own Sick Day Plan.

Taking Your Medications When You Are Sick After a Kidney Transplant

This pamphlet lists medications you should not take if you get very sick with diarrhea (loose, watery poop), or you are vomiting (throwing up) after a kidney transplant. Information about what to do if you have not taken your medication(s) for more than 1 day (24 hours) and/or cannot keep fluids down without vomiting is included.

The Take-Home Cancer Drug Fund

The Take Home Cancer Drug Fund is a fund available through the Nova Scotia Health Authority Cancer Care Program. The fund helps patients who are faced with very high costs for their take home cancer drugs. This pamphlet explains how the fund works, what drugs are covered, and how patients can access the fund.

Ticagrelor

Ticagrelor (Brilinta®) is a medication used with low-dose Aspirin® to lower your risk of having a heart attack. This pamphlet explains how to take this medication, what to do if you miss a dose, medications to avoid, side effects, and how to store this medication.

Timbre de nitroglycérine

Ce document explique à quoi sert ce médicament et comment le prendre. This pamphlet is also available in English.

Timbres contraceptifs

Les timbres contraceptifs permettent d'éviter une grossesse en empêchant un ovule de quitter l'ovaire chaque mois. Cela empêche la fécondation (lorsqu'un ovule et un spermatozoïde se rencontrent). Ce dépliant explique comment fonctionne le timbre, son efficacité, quand il commence à agir, ses avantages et ses inconvénients, la façon de l'utiliser et les effets secondaires possibles. This pamphlet is also available in English.