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MedicinesTalk No. 35 Spring 2010MedicinesTalk No. 35 Spring 2010
MedicinesTalk Spring 2010 has articles on using medicines with poor eyesight, managing acute low back pain, looking after your health, Medicines Update and umbrella brand names.
Written by consumers for consumers, MedicinesTalk is a free quarterly newsletter that gives you reliable, accurate information and useful hints on managing your medicines.
| Title | Why read this |
|---|---|
| Seeing eye to eye with your medicines | Eyesight problems are common in older age. This can make managing medicines and reading medicine labels difficult. We have some hints that might help you avoid mistakes and make life easier. |
| Seeing the back of back pain | Acute low back pain affects four out of five Australians at some time in their lives. Generally, you can manage acute low back pain yourself. Read on to find out what you can do. |
| Are you as healthy as your car? | You look after your car and get it serviced regularly, because you want it to run well, maintain its value and last longer. It’s not a bad idea to start thinking the same way about yourself. |
| Umbrella brand names: buyer beware | Have you noticed that some of the medicines you buy from pharmacies and supermarkets have very similar brand names? It’s important to be aware of this so you can avoid making mistakes with your medicines. |
| Medicine Update | Medicine Updates are leaflets containing detailed information about newly released medicines to help you decide whether they are right for you. Some of the medicines covered include some medicines for diabetes and osteoporosis. |
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Date published: 2011-01-17 00:00:00
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