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MedicinesTalk No. 8 Summer 2003 editionMedicinesTalk No. 8 Summer 2003 edition
MedicinesTalk No. 8 Summer 2003 edition, contains articles on older people and QUM, storing drugs in the heat, pharmacists, Consumers Adverse Medicine Events Line, Program Management Committee, vaccinations for children, and the medication records trial.
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 |
|---|---|
| Getting older people interested in quality use of medicines (QUM) | Information on organising local pharmacists to present on local issues and other ways of getting older people interested in quality use of medicines. |
| How to store medicines in the heat | What are the best ways to store medicines when travelling in hot weather? |
| Pharmacists: the hidden gurus | All you need to know about pharmacists and pharmacy assistants, and the questions you can ask them. |
| Consumers' Adverse Medicine Events Line | What is the Consumers' Adverse Medicine Events Line and when should you use it? |
| NPS community quality use of medicines (CQUM) program management committee | Learn about the representative management committee for the NPS community quality use of medicines (CQUM) program. |
| What vaccinations should children have? | What vaccinations should children have? What records do you need to keep? |
| MediConnect: A medication records trial | MediConnect is a new computerised system currently being trialed by the Australian Government enabling access to patient medicines information wherever it is stored. What are the benefits of the new system? |
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Date published: 2003-12-01 00:00:00
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