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Volume 9 Issue 4
Dec 2016

Medicines Complete
Guide

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edicines Complete can be accessed via smartphone if you have an OpenAthens username and password. Athens
registration is free for all hospital staff and applications for this can be made through library staff in the Rotunda
Library.
Once you have registered with Athens, you will receive a unique username and password which you can use to gain access
to the Medicines Complete resources. The resources that are available to Athens users are the British National Formulary, British
National Formulary for Children and the Injectable Drugs Guide. Medicines Complete is available on both Apple and Android devices.

Accessing Medicines Complete on Apple devices

Accessing Medicines Complete on Android devices

1. Open
medicinescomplete.com
in Safari.

1. Open
medicinescomplete.com
in Chrome.

2. You will be asked to
sign in with a user name
and password in order to
gain access to Medicines
Complete. Scroll down on
the page and click Sign In
followed by Sign In via
OpenAthens.

2. Scroll down on the
home screen to where
there will be an option to
Sign In. After this has
been selected, choose the

Sign in via
OpenAthens option.
3. This will bring you to
the screen where you will
be asked to log in. When
you register for Athens,
you will be assigned a
unique username and
password. Contact
Library for more details.

3. This will bring you to
the screen where you will
be asked to log in. When
you register for Athens,
you will be assigned a
unique username and
password. Contact
Library for more details.

4. After successfully
logging in, click on the
menu icon. Choose
Dashboard and this will
bring you to the list of
resources available.

4. After successfully
logging in, click on the
menu icon. Choose
Dashboard and this will
bring you to the list of
resources available.

Adding Medicines Complete to the Home Screen
There is the option to add Medicines Complete to the Home Screen to allow for ease of access to the website if you use
it to frequently gain access to a particular resource.

On Apple
1. Having logged on to Medicines Complete, tap the
Air Drop icon, which will bring up the option
which allows you to add items to the Home Screen.
2. Choose the Add to Home Screen option.

On Android
1. Log on to Medicines Complete, tap the menu icon,
select Add to Home Screen.
2. Name the shortcut. Once you have decided on an
appropriate name, tap Add.