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NPS on The Morning Show
- Tuesday 8 March: Dr Danielle Stowasser from NPS being interviewed by Dr. Ginni from the Morning Show on how to be medicinewise when dosing children at around 9.30 am
- Monday 31 January: Dr D’arcy and Dr Lynn Weekes from NPS talked about why it’s important to be medicinewise and how you can be medicinewise.
NPS on Sunrise
- Monday 31 January: Dr Ginni and Dr D’Arcy talk about people not knowing what they are taking or taking the wrong medicines, and taking medicines past their use by date.
- Wednesday 16 February: Tom Williams and Mel's Devils discuss whether it's okay to ask 'Dr Google?' for medicine advice.
Radio interview: Tim Webster interviews Dr Danielle Stowasser
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AUDIO: Tim Webster interviews Dr Danielle Stowasser (2:32m)
Latest medicinewise news
One-in-three forget to take their medicine
New findings from a survey conducted by NPS have shed some light on exactly how Australians are using — and misusing — medicines. Of 1500 Aussies surveyed 29% said they sometimes forget to take their medicine read the media release.
Check out all our latest medicinewise media releases.
Are Australians medicinewise?
Published details of our survey of Australian’s knowledge of being medicinewise.
- Do you consider ointments for joint pain, headache tablets and fish oil to be medicines?
- Can you identify the active ingredient in a medicine?
- If you wanted to find accurate information about medicines where would you go?
What do you think? NPS surveyed Australians' knowledge of being medicinewise.
Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day
Australians were encouraged to spend a few minutes cleaning out their medicine cabinets as part of national Be Medicinewise Week.
Medicinewise tips for cleaning out your medicine cabinet:
- Gather all the medicines in your house including creams, gels, eye drops, vitamins, herbal remedies, prescription and non-prescription medicines
- Check the expiry dates on all the medicines
- Check which medicines you still need. If in doubt, ask your pharmacist or doctor
- Take any unused or expired medicines to your local pharmacy for disposal
- Make a list of your medicines using an NPS Medicines List.
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Date published: 2011-01-20 00:00:00
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