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Practical help and reminders to help you, your family and friends manage your medicines and health.
We provide information and tools that help you get to know your medicines to improve the health and wellbeing of you, your family and friends.
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Keep a Medicines List handy
Write out your medicines on this free List which folds neatly into a clear plastic wallet. Its handy size allows you to carry your Medicines List in your bag or pocket.
- English Medicines List
- Arabic/English Medicines List
- Croatian/English Medicines List
- Greek/English Medicines List
- Italian/English Medicines List
- Korean/English Medicines List
- Macedonian/English Medicines List
- Simplified Chinese/English Medicines List
- Traditional Chinese/English Medicines List
- Spanish/English Medicines List
- Vietnamese/English Medicines List
- Order a Medicines List for free now
Medimate brochure:
for medicines without the mixups
Our Medimate brochure helps you to find, understand and use information about medicines. Medimate assists you to do this in partnership with your doctor, pharmacist and other health professionals. Download a brochure below, or order a printed copy now.
- English Medimate
- Arabic/English Medimate
- Croatian/English Medimate
- Greek/English Medimate
- Italian/English Medimate
- Korean/English Medimate
- Macedonian/English Medimate
- Simplified Chinese/English Medimate
- Traditional Chinese/English Medimate
- Vietnamese/English Medimate
- NSW SLASA's Spanish/English Medimate
Questions to ask your doctor
Use these questions to ask your doctor and pharmacist at your next visit.
Get to know your medicines kit
The Get to know your medicines kit has everything you need to plan and host a successful event in your community about quality use of medicines (QUM).
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Get some quick tips to help you:
- learn about your health and medicine options
- discuss your medicines with a doctor or pharmacist, and
- manage your health and medicines.
Date published: 2011-04-11 00:00:00
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