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Keep up to date with what's new in the Consumers section. To keep up to date with everything new at NPS, go to What's new at NPS
2010-03-05 00:00:00
Community Update 23
(Community E-News - Member & Stakeholder Publication)
Free education sessions; vaccinations; blood pressure; review of new Parkinson’s medicine; national census; National Medicines Symposium 2010; radio interviews with Dr John D’Arcy
2010-02-01 00:00:00
MedicinesTalk No. 32 Summer 2009
(MedicinesTalk - Consumer Publication)
MedicinesTalk Summer 2009 has articles on medicines for high blood pressure, vaccinations, help for people with chronic illness and home medicines reviews.
2009-12-22 00:00:00
Community Update 22
(Community E-News - Member & Stakeholder Publication)
New pain management resource; diabetes videos; urinary incontinence; NPS campaign wins national award
2009-12-17 00:00:00
Pramipexole (Sifrol) for Parkinson’s disease
(Medicine Update - Consumer Publication)
Pramipexole is a new medicine to treat Parkinson’s disease. Like other medicines it treats the symptoms of, but does not cure, Parkinson’s disease.
2009-11-25 00:00:00
Manage your pain
(Tool - Consumer)
Information and useful tips on how to manage your arthritis pain.
2009-11-25 00:00:00
Community partners program
(Project Summary)
Community partners supports consumer health organisations to incorporate quality use of medicines messages into their programs.
2009-11-17 00:00:00
R U OK with your medicines?
(Web page)
A consumer fact sheet on making changes to your lifestyle and the way you use your medicines may improve your health.
2009-11-12 00:00:00
Video: Diabetes, medicines and me
(TV/video interview)
If you’re looking for help to manage type 2 diabetes, the Diabetes, medicines and me video provides important information about the condition, how it is managed and how to keep yourself in the best possible health.
2009-11-10 00:00:00
Community Update 21
(Community E-News - Member & Stakeholder Publication)
New look Medimate; resources for teachers; parter programs; new editions of NPS publications
2009-10-27 00:00:00
MedicinesTalk No. 31 Spring 2009
(MedicinesTalk - Consumer Publication)
MedicinesTalk Spring 2009 has articles on a new way to find out about medicine names, checking out health websites, finding good information on the internet, and on getting the most out of MedicinesTalk.
2009-09-20 00:00:00
Persistent pain: information & resources for consumers
(Topic Overview)
Accurate, balanced, evidence-based information, resources and educational activities on persistent pain. Information for consumers.
2009-06-19 00:00:00
People with chronic conditions
(Web page)
NPS resources for people with chronic conditions – what they can do and articles they might find interesting.
