Welcome to Choice and Medication for the Northern Regions New Zealand

This is a great place to find easy to read information on medication used in mental health and addictions. The leaflets have been written by staff who work in mental health with the help of people who have lived experience. The leaflets have not been written by drug companies. The leaflets answer the most common questions people ask about medication. You can read them on your computer. You can also print the leaflets.  Click on the “Printable Leaflets” link at the top of the page.
Access to this website is provided by the DHBs of the northern region: Auckland, Counties-Manukau, Northland and Waitemata. Access is only for people in these areas.

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Getting Help:
Looking at this website is not the same as seeing your doctor. Please see your doctor if you feel unwell. Please speak to your doctor, pharmacist or keyworker if you have one when:
* You feel you need extra support with your mental health or addiction
* You have ANY worries about medications you are taking, or
* You want to find out more about something you read on this website

For urgent help or advice:
* If this is an emergency and you feel you or someone else is at risk of harm - phone 111
* For 24 hour help if you are dealing with a crisis phone your local Mental health helpline. See: https://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/get-help/in-crisis
* If you need to talk to someone, Free call or text 1737 any time for support from a trained counsellor.