General advice

It’s really important that you can access and take your medication properly. We’ve compiled some advice to help you be informed about your condition as well as why you are taking your medication

Being an informed patient

We realise how important your health is and understand that when you have the right information it can help you feel reassured. Knowledge about the medicines you’re taking can make you feel empowered. Have a look at our guidance on ways in which you can be an informed patient.

Taking care as you take your medicine

We’ve put together some questions you might like to consider asking when you speak with your healthcare professional and when you're at the doctors, the hospital or pharmacy. We also include some tips for when you’re taking your medication at home. We hope this advice will help you form good habits when taking your medication and help you to get the information and guidance you need.

Taking your medicine correctly

Medicine compliance (also known as “adherence” or “concordance”) is about making sure you follow medical advice correctly. This includes taking your medicine as your doctor recommends – the right medicine, the right dose, at the right time and in the right way. We suggest some ways you can develop good habits when taking your medicine.

Generic medicines

Many of our medicines are what’s called a ‘generic’, and this might be the first time you’ve come across a generic Teva medicine. We want you to know that you can be sure generic medicines contain the same active, or key, ingredient(s) as the original medicine brand.

Counterfeit medicines

Fraudulent or counterfeit medicines are an issue which the whole pharmaceutical sector faces together. Medicine manufacturers and distributors are increasingly investing in countermeasures, such as traceability and authentication technologies, to try to minimise the impact of counterfeit drugs. See what Teva is doing to minimise the risk of counterfeiting and how you can be confident in Teva medicines.

Getting further support

By including general advice we hope that we have provided patients like you with answers to some of your questions. However, we realise that there may be other areas we haven’t covered which you need support with. With that in mind we’ve included some information about charities, patient organisations and other useful websites to help point you in the right direction.

Teva Ref: PA514