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| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| Lifestyle and medicine choices for better health | 2009-04-21 00:00:00 |
| Chronic pain — what can I do? | 2009-03-11 00:00:00 |
| Know the active ingredient | 2008-10-27 00:00:00 |
| Remembering your medicines | 2007-08-30 00:00:00 |
| Generic medicines | 2007-07-18 00:00:00 |
| How to talk to your doctor or pharmacist | 2007-07-18 00:00:00 |
| New medicines — are they always better? | 2007-07-18 00:00:00 |
| Read the label. It's important | 2007-07-18 00:00:00 |
| Using the internet to find reliable health information | 2007-07-18 00:00:00 |
| What is a medicine? | 2007-07-18 00:00:00 |
| Information about consumer medicine information leaflets | 2006-05-01 00:00:00 |
Medicine-specific
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| Preventing infections of the heart | 2008-11-27 00:00:00 |
| Consumer fact sheet: Corticosteroids | 2008-08-29 00:00:00 |
| Consumer fact sheet: Zolpidem (including Stilnox brand) | 2008-02-01 00:00:00 |
Date published: 2009-01-07 00:00:00
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