Swallowing Difficulties – help and advice for patients and healthcare professionals

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Website Updates

New medications added

13th March 2019

Afatinib and Albendazole New monographs available for: Afatinib – licensed... Read more →

Events

Free online course

13th February 2019

Dysphagia: Swallowing Difficulties and Medicines Link: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dysphagia This course will... Read more →

News

Care Home Charter for Swallowing and Medicines

1st March 2019

Link: http://www.carehomecharter.org/ The Patients Association UK have developed a charter... Read more →

Find out more about dysphagia and alternative medicines

What is Dysphagia?

Tablets

Being unable to swallow tablets and capsules can happen for a wide variety of reasons………..

Liquid Medicines

Liquid Medicines

Liquid medicines are commonly used in patients that have difficulty swallowing………….

Inhaler

Inhaler

An inhaler is a device used to deliver drugs to the body via the lungs for the treatment of diseases……………

Tablets

Tablets

Tablets are the most commonly prescribed dosage form for getting drugs into the body………….

Patch

Patch

Patches are a means of delivering certain drugs into the body through the skin………..