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Medimate: You may need more than medicineYou may need more than medicine

Image of a senior woman on her back swimming in a pool doing exercise.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, e.g. by walking or swimming
  • quitting smoking
  • other forms of treatment, e.g. 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.

Find out more:

You can download a full copy of Medimate or order a free copy.

Date published: 2009-09-23 00:00:00

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