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NPS works with communities about quality use of medicines NPS works with communities about quality use of medicines

NPS organises programs within the community to:

  • provide skills and knowledge for decision making about medicines
  • raise and improve awareness about the role and limitations of medicines
  • promote greater understanding and awareness of choices between medicines use and other approaches
  • build on established communication channels
  • increase consumer awareness about the key role they play in talking to health professionals about their medicines.

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Campaigns and initiatives

NPS runs a range of different campaigns and initiatives within the community including:

Our partners

We work in collaboration with a number of national and state-based community and consumer peak organisations:

  • Arthritis NSW
  • Arthritis SA
  • Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
  • COTA, the voice of senior Australians
  • Diabetes Tasmania
  • Federation of Ethnic and Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA)
  • National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (NACCHO)
  • National Heart Foundation.
View information about all our partners.

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