Medical information, safety and terms

Issued 31 October 2026. Review alongside future editorial or privacy changes.

Makindo Medicine is an educational textbook and clinical revision resource for medical students, doctors and other healthcare professionals. It is not a clinical decision-support system, medical service or substitute for professional judgement.

For patients and the public

These pages do not assess symptoms, provide a diagnosis, prescribe treatment or establish a doctor–patient relationship. If you have a personal health concern, speak to a suitably qualified healthcare professional. In the UK, call 999 for a life-threatening emergency or use NHS 111 for urgent but non-emergency advice.

For clinicians and students

The material may contain omissions, errors, dated guidance or context-specific recommendations. Verify current evidence, NICE guidance, national guidance, local pathways, laboratory ranges and specialist advice before using the information to manage an individual patient. Always consider patient preferences, comorbidities, pregnancy, age, frailty, organ function, contraindications and local resources.

Medication safety: Do not use drug doses, infusion rates, treatment durations, monitoring requirements or contraindication lists here as your sole prescribing reference. Check the current British National Formulary (BNF/BNFC as appropriate), the relevant Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC), MHRA safety communications and your local formulary. Some content may use non-UK terminology or guidelines.

Currency and clinical review

Wiki revision history shows when website pages were edited, but a revision date is not proof of a clinical evidence review. Unless a specific chapter says otherwise, no assurance is given that it has undergone recent independent peer review, formal governance approval or verification against the latest guidelines.

Authorship and responsibility

Named editorial contributors are responsible for using sources carefully and respecting the limits of their competence; access to this website does not imply endorsement by the NHS, GMC, NICE or an employing organisation. External links are informational and do not imply endorsement.

Illustrations, confidentiality and intellectual property

Contributors must not upload identifiable patient details, scans, photographs, clinical correspondence or case narratives without a lawful basis and all required permissions. Images and copied material must be original, licensed for this use or used with appropriate permission and attribution. Do not upload confidential organisational information.

Corrections and liability

If you identify a potentially dangerous error, stop relying on the page and notify the site owner through the contact details published on the hosting website. The resource is provided for general educational use; nothing on this page excludes or restricts any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, including liability for death or personal injury arising from negligence where applicable.

Further reading: GMC Good medical practice, NICE guidance, BNF and MHRA.