In this episode, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West speaks to Dr Kate Annear, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor and Associate Professor Charlotte Hespe, GP, head of general practice at Notre Dame University, and chair of the New South Wales ACT faculty of the RACGP discuss the new oral antiviral COVID medications that have been provisionally approved for use.
了解更多about the antiviral medicines helping to treat COVID-19.
When it comes to our own health, getting involved with shared decision making can make a real difference.
This hub provides access to all NPS MedicineWise resources focused on pain management. One of the goals of pain management is to reduce the effect of pain on function and quality of life.
In this episode, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West speaks with Dr Richard O’Regan, an addiction medicine consultant with the Royal Perth Bentley Group about opioid addiction and how to have those very useful, but sometimes very difficult, conversations with patients.
Biosimilar medicines refer to medicines that are highly similar to a reference biological medicine.
This hub provides links to helpful resources on biological and biosimilar medicines.
Living with pain can be challenging. Finding the best possible management can also be challenging – because everyone experiences pain in a unique way. Hear more about the experiences of people living with pain and of healthcare professionals involved in pain management in the video series, Asking painful questions.
COVID-19 information to support prescribers, dispensers and healthcare consumers.
It’s important to keep an up-to-date list of your medicines in case you need to go into hospital unexpectedly
副作用，也稱為不良反應，是藥物的意外效果。所有藥物都有可能的副作用，但不是每個人都會體驗他們。當您建議使用藥物時，重要的是向您提出關於副作用以及它們對您的意義有問題很重要。
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February 2022 sees two new medicine brands added to existing levothyroxine listings. These new medicines do not need to be stored in the refrigerator.
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A primary care data and quality improvement program developed and managed by NPS MedicineWise with funding support from the Australian Government Department of Health. MedicineInsight supports quality improvement in general practice, post-market surveillance of medicines, Australian health policy and primary care research.
Enabling clinicians, consumers and healthcare stakeholders to start important conversations about tests, treatments and procedures where evidence shows they provide no benefit, or in some cases, lead to harm.
Providing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers and practitioners with evidence-based education on quality and safe use of medicines, medical tests and other technologies. A component of the program will also provide consumer resources to help improve medicines literacy within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
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