Patient Education Resources

Beta Blockers

Beta blockers are medications used to treat high blood pressure and angina (chest pain), and to lower the risk of repeated heart attacks. This pamphlet explains how to take and store these medications. Possible side effects are listed.

Bien s’informer au sujet des antibiotiques

Ce dépliant explique à quoi peuvent aider les antibiotiques et à quoi ils ne peuvent pas aider. This pamphlet is also available in English, Arabic, and Simplified Chinese.

Birth Control Medication Interactions - Sugammadex and/or Aprepitant

Anesthetic medications you were given for surgery may change how well your hormonal birth control medication works. This pamphlet gives instructions for how long you should use back-up methods of contraception after having surgery. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Birth Control Patches

Birth control patches prevent pregnancy by stopping an egg from leaving your ovary each month. This prevents fertilization (when an egg and sperm join). This pamphlet explains how the patch works, how well it works, when it starts to work, pros and cons, how to use it, and possible side effects. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Birth Control Pills

Birth control pills prevent pregnancy by preventing an egg from leaving your ovary each month. This prevents fertilization (when an egg and sperm join). This pamphlet explains how well the pill works, when it starts working, pros and cons, how to take it, and possible side effects. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Bloc nerveux pour gérer la douleur pendant l’opération

Un bloc nerveux permet d’envoyer un anesthésique local (pour rendre insensible) au moyen d’une petite aiguille à un endroit près de vos nerfs. Le dépliant explique pourquoi vous pourriez avoir besoin d’un bloc nerveux, la façon dont on fait un bloc nerveux, les effets secondaires possibles et les avantages. This pamphlet is also available in English.

Bowel Preparation for Chronic Kidney Disease Before Colonoscopy

This pamphlet describes how to get ready for a colonoscopy if you have chronic kidney disease including what you can consume on the days leading up to the procedure.

Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder

Buprenorphine is a medication used to treat opioid use disorder. It is long-acting, which means it stays in the body a long time. This pamphlet explains how to take this medication and answers other questions you may have.

CADD®-Solis Pump for Palliative Care

A CADD®-Solis pump delivers medication(s) to help with pain and other symptoms. This pamphlet explains how it works, who will get the medication ready, how to take care of it, changing batteries, and dosage instructions.

Calcium Channel Blockers

Calcium channel blockers are medications used to treat chest pain and control high blood pressure. This pamphlet explains how to take calcium channel blockers. Symptoms that require a trip to the Emergency Department are listed.