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NPS Media Releases- 1.Australian Prescriber 2. Choosing Combined OC Pills
2 FEBRUARY 2015 Latest edition of Australian Prescriber out now CHOOSING A COMBINED ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PILL Between 50 and 80% of Australian women use the pill at some stage during their reproductive lives. There are over 30 registered brands of the combined oral contraceptive pill available in Australia, but not all are subsidised by the…
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NPS Media Releases – Choosing Wisely Campaign
30 JANUARY 2015 CHOOSING WISELY AUSTRALIA LAUNCHING IN 2015 Australia’s medical community will unite in 2015 for a new initiative – Choosing Wisely Australia®. Peak medical colleges and consumer groups will collaborate in this national initiative to improve the quality of healthcare and facilitate better conversations between clinicians and consumers. The initiative identifies tests, treatments…
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NPS Media Release – MEDICINES CAN MAKE SKIN MORE SENSITIVE TO THE SUN: NPS MEDICINEWISE
Some medicines can make your skin more sensitive to the sun and this summer season NPS MedicineWise advises Australians to check their medicines packaging for warnings to avoid excessive skin exposure to sunlight and sunlamps. Clinical adviser at NPS MedicineWise, Dr Andrew Boyden says many people may have seen a label on their medicine packaging instructing them to avoid…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Medicinewise Travellers 2. CM Interactions
BE A MEDICINEWISE TRAVELLER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON: NPS MEDICINEWISE As many Australians prepare to travel both interstate and overseas this holiday season, NPS MedicineWise is urging people to be medicinewise when travelling with their medicines. NPS Medicines Line Manager, Sarah Spagnardi, says that thinking ahead can help you plan a safer holiday and avoid potential problems with your medicines. “Having…
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NPS Media Releases – Australian Prescriber, Top 10 Subsidised Drugs
1 DECEMBER 2014 Latest edition of Australian Prescriber out now The December 2014 edition of Australian Prescriber is out now. Paediatric urinary incontinence Gail Nankivell and Dr Patrina Caldwell from The Children’s Hospital Westmead analyse the often distressing condition of paediatric urinary incontinence. It is common in school-aged children and the article examines daytime and night-time incontinence. The authors explain…
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NPS Media Releases – Movember Men’s Health
4 November 2014 NPS MEDICINEWISE: MEN’S HEALTH ADVICE THIS MOVEMBER As the global men’s health awareness month Movember gets underway for 2014, the latest issue of Medicinewise Living fromNPS MedicineWise advises men to make sure they are being medicinewise. Take stock of your health this Movember and make sure you are keeping your medicines in working order by thinking…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Tricks of the Trade 2. Diagnostic Approach to Fatigue
1. TRICKS OF THE TRADE IN DRUG PROMOTION An article in the latest edition of Australian Prescriber looks at the controversies of promoting drugs to doctors. While direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs is prohibited in Australia, drugs are advertised to healthcare professionals. Author Paul Biegler, Adjunct research fellow at the Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University, dissects…