NPS –Information on medical tests
What are medical tests and why are they useful? Medical tests are a range of checks and procedures used to: screen for possible illness diagnose […]
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NPS Media Releases 1. Pain Relief Overuse 2. Taking Medicines as Prescribed
OVERUSE OF PAIN RELIEVERS POSES A SAFETY RISK FOR AUSTRALIANS 17 OCTOBER 2014 – On the final day of Be Medicinewise Week 2014, NPS MedicineWise is reminding […]
NPS Media Release – DOES YOUR MEDICINE CABINET NEED A CLEAN OUT? MANY AUSTRALIANS KEEP EXPIRED MEDICINES IN THEIR HOME
13 October, 2014 – As Be Medicinewise Week launches for its fourth year, NPS MedicineWise is asking all Australians ‘are your medicines helping or hindering?’ […]
NPS Media Releases – 1. Asthma Control 2. Fatigue
NEW PHARMACY PRACTICE REVIEW NOW AVAILABLE: ADDRESSING ELEMENTS FOR GOOD ASTHMA CONTROL A new NPS MedicineWise educational activity has been launched specifically for pharmacists to […]
NPS Medicinewise Reappoints Debbie Rigby To The Board
Consultant pharmacist Ms Debbie Rigby has been reappointed to the NPS MedicineWise board for a third and final three-year term. NPS MedicineWise Chair Dr Janette […]
NPS Medicinewise Announces First Bilingual Pharmacist Hour
NPS MedicineWise today announced its first bilingual Pharmacist Hour which will be held in Arabic later this month.Pharmacist Hour is an ongoing successful program which […]
MANAGE THE SYMPTOMS OF YOUR COLD OR FLU WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS:
With news this week that winter flu season is in full swing, NPS MedicineWise is reminding Australians that for most people, resting and treating the […]
Don’t Stop Taking Anticoagulants Without Talking to Your Doctor: NPS MEDICINEWISE
With anticoagulant medicine dabigatran (brand name Pradaxa) in the news this week following reports that safety information about the medicine had been withheld by the […]
RADAR Reviews of Ivermectin, Ferric Carboxymaltose and Tapentadol
The latest issue of NPS RADAR features reviews of ivermectin (Stromectol) for typical and crusted scabies, ferric carboxymaltose (Ferinject) for iron-deficiency anaemia, and tapentadol sustained […]