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You may need more than just medicineYou may need more than just medicine

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Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about what you can do to improve your health:

  • instead of using a medicine
  • as well as using a medicine.

They may recommend such things as:

  • healthy eating
  • increasing your physical activity — for example, by walking or swimming
  • quitting smoking
  • some other form of treatment, such as physiotherapy or counselling.

You may benefit by doing one or more of these things without using a medicine, or in combination with a medicine. For example, healthy eating and increased physical activity will help you get the most benefit from a cholesterol lowering medicine.

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MedicinesTalk is a free quarterly newsletter for consumers written by consumers about using medicines wisely. Subscribe to the hard copy version using our online ordering system, or write to MedicinesTalk, National Prescribing Service Limited, PO Box 1147, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012.

Date published: 2004-06-01 00:00:00

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