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| Parents / carers of children 2-9 years managing colds | What NPS can offer parents and carers of children 2-9 years – what they can do, articles they might find interesting. |
Web page | Consumers | 2008-02-12 00:00:00 |
| Managing someone else’s medicines | Advice on managing the medicines of someone you take care of, including seeking information from doctors, keeping a record of the person's problems, and reading the labels on medicines. |
Consumer publication - MedicinesTalk | Consumers | 2004-12-01 00:00:00 |
| Health information 'In Our Hands' | Learn about the Whyalla QUM project, and the establishment of the Sharing Health Care Project to help people manage their chronic conditions. |
Consumer publication - MedicinesTalk | Consumers | 2004-03-01 00:00:00 |
| Managing someone else’s medicines | Do you look after a family member or friend and manage their medicines? If so, read on for hints that will make your role easier. |
Consumer publication - MedicinesTalk | Consumers | 2008-11-01 00:00:00 |
| MedicinesTalk No. 27 Spring 2008 edition | MedicinesTalk Spring 2008 has articles on managing someone’s medicines, reporting things when they go wrong, what to do with unwanted medicines and FAQs on Medicines Line. |
Consumer publication - MedicinesTalk | Consumers | 2008-11-01 00:00:00 |
| Caring for carers...medicine resources make lives easier | More than one in eight Australians provide unpaid care to family members and friends who have a disability, mental illness, chronic condition, terminal illness or who are frail. This issue of MedicinesTalk highlights the role of carers, with tips for people who have to make decisions about another person’s health and medicines. National Carers Week runs from 19-25 October. |
Media release | Others | 2008-10-27 10:00:00 |
| Common colds: Information for parents and carers of children | Common colds can make you feel lousy, but do you actually know what causes them? On this site you will find useful tips for prevention and treatment of the common cold for parents and carers of children. |
Web page | Consumers | 2008-07-01 00:00:00 |
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Date published: 2010-12-17 00:00:00
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