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Generic medicines ancillary label here to stay	2009-01-05 00:00:00
NPS recommendations on natural, alternative and complementary medicine information	2008-12-11 00:00:00
NPS RADAR helps prescribers navigate decision-making	2008-12-08 00:00:00
Information for consumers about new treatments added to the PBS	2008-12-04 10:18:00
Side effects warning about varenicline (Champix)	2008-12-04 00:00:00
Fast, accessible complementary medicine information needed	2008-12-02 18:55:00
More information needed about complementary medicines	2008-12-02 00:00:00
New NPS patient resource on infective endocarditis - Trade	2008-12-01 18:00:00
Chronic kidney disease common but under-treated	2008-12-01 16:54:00
Lifestyle messages timely for hypertension patients	2008-12-01 14:56:00
Managing your blood pressure over the holiday season	2008-12-01 14:26:00
New NPS patient resource on infective endocarditis	2008-12-01 01:30:00
Hypnotic hazards of z-drugs immeasurable	2008-11-26 00:00:00
Medication management website for nurses	2008-11-24 00:00:00
Complementary medicine use: first findings from NPS survey	2008-11-19 00:00:00
NPS findings on attitudes towards complementary medicines	2008-11-18 00:00:00
Best practice drug use in aged care	2008-11-17 14:30:00
Nurses to help improve pain management in aged care facilities	2008-11-17 00:00:00
Generics tool kit products available to order	2008-11-14 19:17:01
Generic medicines are an equal choice	2008-11-06 16:30:01
Caring for carers...medicine resources make lives easier	2008-10-27 10:00:00
NPS welcomes new board member	2008-10-27 06:00:00
Seniors Week sessions aim to decrease medicine problems	2008-10-24 19:00:00
Clinical e-Audit available for reviewing patients with type 2 diabetes	2008-10-22 00:00:00
NPS Generic Medicines Campaign	2008-10-20 00:00:00
Generic medicines campaign wins national PR award	2008-10-15 11:25:01
Helping Chinese and Italian-speaking seniors minimise medicines risks	2008-10-14 06:01:01
Lowering cholesterol with or without medicine = big health benefit	2008-10-13 15:50:00
Last chance to take part! NPS Diabetes Pharmacy Practice Review	2008-10-10 10:00:01
Treating dementia - drug therapy not the answer	2008-10-09 00:00:00
Australian Prescriber Trade Media Alert: PET scans in oncology; lowering cholesterol and ADHD in children	2008-10-08 08:30:00
Many factors to consider getting treatment right for ADHD	2008-10-07 16:00:00
New Board Member: Debbie Rigby joins NPS	2008-09-23 06:01:01
National Prescribing Service wins Gold Quill award, New York	2008-09-11 00:00:00
Get to know your medicines campaign for mulitcultural seniors	2008-09-10 00:00:00
Consumer media alert: Spring 2008 edition of Australian Prescriber	2008-09-02 00:00:00
Trade media alert: Spring 2008 edition of Australian Prescriber	2008-09-02 00:00:00
Depression: help is at hand to treat it and beat it	2008-08-11 00:00:00
New drug for type 2 diabetes: is it as good?	2008-08-11 00:00:00
Zolpidem (Stilnox) and insomnia management � NPS info for prescribers and patients	2008-08-11 00:00:00
Got a cold? No pill will cure that ill	2008-08-05 00:00:00
Our antibiotic �addiction� is not helping our children fight their colds	2008-08-04 00:00:00
Type 2 diabetes and depression medicines � new but right for you?	2008-08-04 00:00:00
National Prescribing Service wins Gold Quill award, New York	2008-07-23 00:00:00
Women taking epilepsy medicines advised: plan early for pregnancy	2008-07-16 15:00:00
Minimising birth defect risk for pregnant women with epilepsy	2008-07-16 00:00:00
Type 2 diabetes: an important health care topic for new-look NPS pharmacy activity	2008-07-11 00:00:00
Complementary therapies - jury is out on cold prevention	2008-07-09 00:00:00
Common colds: Green snot = good! Sorting facts from fiction	2008-07-01 00:00:00
Good hygiene not pills the best way of avoiding a cold	2008-06-24 00:00:00
Kids and common colds: try non-medicine treatments	2008-06-24 00:00:00
Analgesics for children: benefits and harms	2008-06-10 00:00:00
Pain relief for children: check the dose	2008-06-10 00:00:00
When it comes to pain relief for children, check the dose	2008-06-10 00:00:00
New-look NPS pharmacy review improves health by building rapport	2008-06-04 00:00:00
Keep an eye on quit-smoking patients using varenicline	2008-05-22 00:00:00
Quit smoking medicine: new study notes more side effects	2008-05-22 00:00:00
Medicines and money: saving the family budget	2008-05-21 00:00:00
Aboriginal health workers central to Award winning project	2008-05-16 00:00:00
Old drugs, new tricks � pharmacy magazine column wins national award	2008-05-16 00:00:00
Patients are the winners in National Quality Use of Medicines Awards	2008-05-16 00:00:00
Quality medicines use a Vital Health topic	2008-05-16 00:00:00
Sydney Uni student wins the weigh-in for quality medicines use	2008-05-16 00:00:00
War veterans� program wins national award for improving health	2008-05-16 00:00:00
Nurses urged to take 'DUE care' in medication management	2008-03-03 00:00:00
Taking the lead in best practice use of drugs in aged care	2008-03-03 00:00:00
NPS clarifies issues related to Stilnox, a brand of zolpidem	2008-02-22 00:00:00
NPS campaign needs volunteer health presenters to commit this month!	2008-02-15 00:00:00
2008 National QUM Awards	2008-02-06 00:00:00
Monitor and support patients on varenicline	2008-01-07 00:00:00
Will power and support are key to quiting	2008-01-04 00:00:00
NPS issues new fact sheet on Osteonecrosis of the Jaw	2007-12-16 00:00:00
NPS issues new fact sheet on Osteonecrosis of the Jaw	2007-12-14 00:00:00
New safety information about glitazones in NPS RADAR	2007-12-12 00:00:00
New safety information about glitazones in NPS RADAR: for health professionals	2007-12-12 00:00:00
Consumer reluctance to use generic medicines unwarranted	2007-11-08 00:00:00
Don't ignore medicines side effects	2007-11-02 00:00:00
New prescribers to benefit from QUM programs	2007-10-26 00:00:00
Consumer reluctance to use generic medicines unwarranted	2007-10-23 00:00:00
When switching brands isn�t recommended	2007-10-09 00:00:00
When switching to a generic medicine isn�t recommended	2007-10-09 00:00:00
Generic medicines are an equal choice: NPS	2007-09-16 00:00:00
NPS Board elects new Chair	2007-09-04 00:00:00
Osteoporosis: you can 'break' the fracture cycle	2007-09-04 00:00:00
Lifestyle changes and post-fracture treatment can improve osteoporosis outcomes	2007-08-30 00:00:00
NPS to manage Adverse Medicines Line	2007-08-30 00:00:00
Primary School winner announced for Common colds need common sense, not antibiotics book	2007-08-30 00:00:00
50% increase in calls to Medicines Line following the recall of Prexige (Lumiracoxib)	2007-08-21 00:00:00
Upskilling the QUM connection	2007-08-21 00:00:00
NPS issues prescribing advice following lumiracoxib withdrawal	2007-08-14 00:00:00
Patients taking Prexige (lumiracoxib) urged to see their doctor	2007-08-12 00:00:00
Campaign to reduce medicines related problems important for older people	2007-08-06 00:00:00
NPS Get to Know Your Medicines national campaign launch in August aims to increase questions about medicines	2007-08-03 00:00:00
Buying medicine on the internet increases risk	2007-07-30 00:00:00
Rosiglitazone and myocardial infarction risk: NPS review	2007-07-30 00:00:00
FECCA joins NPS Member Organisations	2007-07-27 00:00:00
National Diabetes Week July 8-14: other management options	2007-07-10 00:00:00
HPV vaccine: pap smears and safe sex are still necessary	2007-07-02 00:00:00
Infants should start and finish on the same rotavirus vaccine	2007-07-02 00:00:00
Training for Aboriginal Health Workers on medicines use in asthma, hypertension and diabetes	2007-07-02 00:00:00
Vaccines listed on the National Immunisation Program reviewed in NPS RADAR	2007-07-01 00:00:00
Highest recognition for work in promoting quality use of medicines: Dr Stephen Phillips receives award for 15 years of service	2007-06-18 00:00:00
Medicine Update: a new information resource for consumers	2007-06-12 00:00:00
Medicine Update: a new information resource for patients	2007-06-12 00:00:00
June issue of Australian Prescriber out now	2007-06-04 00:00:00
Should nurses, pharmacists and physiotherapists be allowed to prescribe?	2007-06-01 00:00:00
19% increase in students using online prescribing curriculum	2007-05-14 00:00:00
Dr Ross Maxwell appointed to Board of NPS	2007-05-14 00:00:00
National forum to celebrate volunteers	2007-05-07 00:00:00
NPS supports Australia's future leaders in QUM	2007-05-03 00:00:00
Calling all health professionals	2007-04-24 00:00:00
Generic medicines vs branded medicines - Bioequivalence explained	2007-04-03 00:00:00
Medicines to prevent osteoporosis; will they help you?	2007-04-01 00:00:00
Preventing osteoporotic fractures: high risk patients most likely to benefit	2007-04-01 00:00:00
New clinical e-audits easier to use for GPs	2007-03-26 00:00:00
ACT Seniors Week: A great time to get to know your medicines. Generic or brand name medicine? Choosing wisely - Free information sessions during ACT Seniors Week	2007-03-06 00:00:00
Generic or brand name medicine? Choosing wisely: Free information sessions during NSW Seniors Week	2007-03-06 00:00:00
NPS Case Study goes Live!	2007-02-09 00:00:00
Warning: Use drug samples with care	2007-02-08 00:00:00
Online learning brings together health professional students	2007-02-07 00:00:00
Consumers are becoming more active in Quality Use of Medicines	2007-01-23 00:00:00
Caution needed over snake bites	2007-01-12 00:00:00
Consumer Medicine Information (CMI): get to know your medicines	2006-12-18 00:00:00
Important to plan ahead when travelling with medicines these holidays	2006-12-14 00:00:00
Russell Edwards to be appointed NPS Board Director	2006-11-30 00:00:00
NPS RADAR: direction on combination products	2006-11-29 00:00:00
Online training to support use of National In-patient Medication Chart	2006-11-29 00:00:00
Breathless not helpless! World COPD Day 15 November	2006-11-15 00:00:00
Knowing your medicines is key in diabetes management	2006-11-14 00:00:00
More GPs embracing Quality Use Medicines	2006-11-14 00:00:00
Medicines project to help group with worst health status in Australia	2006-10-24 00:00:00
Injunction impedes independent information	2006-10-05 00:00:00
Safety concerns with asthma drug	2006-10-05 00:00:00
Bipolar disorders and maintenance treatments: what's appropriate?	2006-10-04 00:00:00
Position statement on antiviral drugs in seasonal influenza	2006-10-04 00:00:00
GPs and patients to benefit from research initiative	2006-08-21 00:00:00
Ask yourself: Is it a cold or the flu?Common colds need common sense, they don't need antibiotics.	2006-08-16 00:00:00
New Evaluation Study of GP Prescribing Software Systems	2006-08-15 00:00:00
Paracetamol remains analgesic of choice	2006-08-15 00:00:00
Paracetamol remains first choice for pain	2006-08-15 00:00:00
Benefit and risk to be balanced with new COX-2	2006-08-01 00:00:00
Illicit drugs and psychostimulant poisoning: article in Australian Prescriber.	2006-08-01 00:00:00
New COX-2: benefit and heart risk to be balanced	2006-08-01 00:00:00
Vitamin D supplement in combination – who really benefits	2006-08-01 00:00:00
Vitamin D supplement in combination � who really benefits?	2006-08-01 00:00:00
Warning on recreational drug use and overdose	2006-08-01 00:00:00
Common colds need common sense, they don't need antibiotics	2006-07-20 00:00:00
Common colds need common sense, they don't need antibiotics	2006-07-20 00:00:00
Common colds need common sense, they don't need antibiotics: approach supported in recent national and international publications	2006-07-13 00:00:00
Common colds need common sense, they don't need antibiotics	2006-07-11 00:00:00
Common colds need common sense, they don't need antibiotics	2006-07-11 00:00:00
Common colds need common sense, they don't need antibiotics	2006-07-07 00:00:00
Use of analgesics pharmacy audit- starts September, enrol now	2006-07-07 00:00:00
Better management of medications in hypertension is now at hand	2006-06-12 00:00:00
Multicultural Mental Health Australia (MMHA) wins the Community Category at National QUM Awards	2006-06-09 00:00:00
NSW Cancer Institute and St Vincent's Hospital win Health Professional Category at National QUM Awards	2006-06-09 00:00:00
Tasmanian School of Pharmacy PhD student wins new Student Category at National QUM Awards	2006-06-09 00:00:00
The Pharmaceutical Alliance wins Health Industry Category at National QUM Awards	2006-06-09 00:00:00
Veterans' MATES project wins Poster Category at National QUM Awards	2006-06-09 00:00:00
Winners of National QUM Awards 2006 announced	2006-06-09 00:00:00
Information about Medicines is a Fundamental Right of consumers	2006-06-08 00:00:00
The pharmaceutical gap in priority medicines	2006-06-08 00:00:00
National Medicines Symposium 2006: 7-9 June, Canberra	2006-06-06 00:00:00
Asthma management should aim to minimise the dose of inhaled corticosteroids	2006-06-01 00:00:00
Important to plan ahead when travelling with medicines these holidays	2006-06-01 00:00:00
Dr Roger Boyd appointed new Chair of NPS	2006-05-12 00:00:00
Fat busters, surgery and lifestyle: treatment options for obesity	2006-04-18 00:00:00
NPS distills key points for medicines management of COPD	2006-04-18 00:00:00
Warning on advertising drugs directly to the public: the New Zealand experience and lessons for Australia	2006-04-03 00:00:00
Neither new nor breakthrough: NPS RADAR on Vytorin	2006-03-31 00:00:00
Neither new nor breakthrough: NPS RADAR on Vytorin	2006-03-31 00:00:00
NPS launches new GP prescribing tool	2006-03-14 00:00:00
NPS recommends caution over the use of weight loss drug Xenical	2006-03-02 00:00:00
Dyslipidaemia treatments a focus of NPS RADAR	2006-03-01 00:00:00
2006 National QUM Awards: Call for entries	2006-02-15 00:00:00
2006 National QUM Awards: Call for entries Health Professional QUM Award Category	2006-02-15 00:00:00
2006 National QUM Awards: Call for entries: Community QUM Award Category	2006-02-15 00:00:00
2006 National QUM Awards: Call for entries: Health Industry QUM Award Category	2006-02-15 00:00:00
2006 National QUM Awards: Call for entries: Media QUM Award Category	2006-02-15 00:00:00
2006 National QUM Awards: Call for entries: Student QUM Award Category	2006-02-15 00:00:00
National Medicines Symposium 2006 - Call for Abstracts closes 24 February	2006-02-10 00:00:00
Confident quality use of generics	2006-02-08 00:00:00
Children who are seizure-free may be able to stop taking antiepileptic drugs	2006-02-01 00:00:00
Children who are seizure-free may be able to stop taking antiepileptic drugs	2006-02-01 00:00:00
Effective use of antidepressants	2006-01-20 00:00:00
NPS impacts further on quality use of medicines	2006-01-19 00:00:00
Abnormal Laboratory Results 2nd Edition for health professionals	2006-01-16 00:00:00
Overuse of medicines can increase headaches	2005-12-13 00:00:00
NPS RADAR: newly released information gives a more complete drug picture	2005-11-30 00:00:00
Multicultural QUM program wins national award	2005-11-16 00:00:00
Over 50s living with diabetes	2005-11-14 00:00:00
NPS pharmacy self-audit enrolments open	2005-11-02 00:00:00
Seniors Week in WA - A great time to get to know your medicines	2005-10-20 00:00:00
Children and suicide: views on antidepressants	2005-09-27 00:00:00
Seniors Week in Queensland -A great time to get to know your medicines	2005-08-23 00:00:00
A dizzy diagnosis	2005-08-02 00:00:00
Alternative uses for antidepressants	2005-08-02 00:00:00
Do antidepressants help eating disorders	2005-08-02 00:00:00
Is the polypill a magic bullet?	2005-08-02 00:00:00
Celebrate Seniors Month in the Northern Territory - A great time to get to know your medicines	2005-07-29 00:00:00
NPS RADAR eases the pain of deciding on NSAID prescribing	2005-07-29 00:00:00
NPS RADAR eases the pain of deciding on NSAID prescribing	2005-07-29 00:00:00
Genuine patient-centred care at risk	2005-06-08 00:00:00
Major risk of harm in popular acne drug	2005-06-08 00:00:00
Common colds need common sense, they don't need antibiotics	2005-05-18 00:00:00
Common colds need common sense, they don't need antibiotics - just ask Harvey	2005-05-18 00:00:00
Common colds need common sense, they don't need antibiotics - just ask Harvey	2005-05-18 00:00:00
Harvey closes common cold case: antibiotics are out	2005-05-18 00:00:00
Harvey closes common cold case: antibiotics are out	2005-05-18 00:00:00
Get to know your medicines: NPS launches bilingual resource for consumers	2005-04-27 00:00:00
NPS coordinates QUM program on type 2 diabetes	2005-04-27 00:00:00
Medicines Line: helping seniors get to know their medicines	2005-04-20 00:00:00
NPS coordinates QUM program on type 2 diabetes	2005-04-12 00:00:00
Consumer Medicine Information (CMI): get to know your medicines	2005-04-11 00:00:00
Hype and hypertension: selecting a treatment option	2005-04-05 00:00:00
Breathing easy: combination asthma inhalers	2005-04-04 00:00:00
ACT Seniors Week: A great time to get to know your medicines	2005-03-23 00:00:00
Get to know your medicines � a new national	2005-03-23 00:00:00
Get to know your medicines: a new national program for Chinese Australians	2005-03-23 00:00:00
Get to know your medicines: a new national program for Greek Australians	2005-03-23 00:00:00
Get to know your medicines: a new national program for Italian Australians	2005-03-23 00:00:00
NPS makes headway in the quality use of medicines	2005-03-23 00:00:00
Victorian Seniors� Festival - A great time to get to know your medicines	2005-03-08 00:00:00
Are you taking any medicines?	2005-03-04 00:00:00
Get to Know Your Medicines Kit	2005-03-04 00:00:00
Get to Know Your Medicines Kit	2005-03-04 00:00:00
Seniors� Week a great time to get to know	2005-03-04 00:00:00
Get to know your medicines: a new multicultural initiative launched by the Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott MP	2005-02-08 00:00:00
Treating mild depression	2005-02-04 00:00:00
Treating mild depression: your choices	2005-02-04 00:00:00
Local workshops to help seniors understand their medicines	2008-11-04 10:30:00

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