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Making Australia more medicinewise, through digital health and data insights, health professional education and reliable health information for consumers.

Neuropathic pain

Reducing antibiotic resistance

Rheumatoid arthritis

Latest

Be Medicinewise Week 2018: our families matter

20-26 August 2018

Non-traumatic shoulder pain in general practice

Medicinewise News July 2018

Stepping the appropriate path with PPIs

Medicinewise News June 2018

PrEP on the PBS

An opportunity in HIV prevention

Fish oil for rheumatoid arthritis

What's the evidence? 

Ankle & knee program evaluation

GP survey results

For Consumers

4 min read

Managing reflux and heartburn

Around one in five Australians regularly have reflux or heartburn. If symptoms are frequent or severe, this is known as GORD. Changing your diet and other lifestyle factors can help. Medicines can be helpful too, although they aren’t always a long-term fix. 

8 min read

MedicineWise app: manage medicines on your smartphone

Keep track of medicines and access important health info any time and anywhere, especially in emergencies.

6 min read

Understanding drug interactions

Sometimes one medicine can mix badly with another in your body, and this can change how strongly the medicines work or whether they have side effects. This is called an interaction, and it can also happen when medicines mix with certain foods or drinks (including alcohol). Find out what you can do to avoid interactions.

7 min read

Managing osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis treatment can help you manage pain, prevent or delay complications, prevent disease progression and improve or maintain your function and quality of life. Keep reading to learn more about this condition and make informed decisions about what to do, and how to do it.

5 min read

Antibiotics, explained

Antibiotics are medicines used to treat a wide variety of infections or diseases caused by bacteria, such as respiratory tract infections (eg, pneumonia and whooping cough), urinary tract infections, skin infections and infected wounds. Antibiotics have saved millions of lives since they were first introduced in the 1940s and 1950s. However, because they have been overused, many antibiotics are no longer effective against the bacteria they once killed. 

6 min read

Managing rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is not curable. However, early treatment is effective in managing symptoms and slowing down disease progression. Read on to find out more about diagnosis, treatment and what you can do to manage this condition.

12 min read

What every parent should know about coughs, colds, earaches and sore throats

Having a sick child can be a very scary experience for parents and carers. Understanding more about common childhood illnesses and symptoms can help you feel more in control. Coughs and colds can make your child feel sick and miserable, but there are things you can do to help. If you are still worried about your child after reading this information, then you should get advice from your health professional.

8 min read

Statin medicines: frequently asked questions

Statins are medicines that lower the level of LDL cholesterol in your blood (often described as bad cholesterol). Statins also help reduce the chance of heart attack or stroke for people who are at high risk of these problems. Find out more about statins.

3 min read

Codeine rescheduling FAQs

Since 1 February 2018 all medicines containing codeine have required a prescription, because of changes made by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. Find out what changed and why.  

Publications

Australian PresriberView All

An independent peer-reviewed journal providing critical commentary on drugs and therapeutics.

Fast-tracking of new drugs: getting the balance right

  • Paul Kubler
  • 1 Aug 2018
  • 5 min read

Infantile colic

  • Valerie Sung
  • 1 Aug 2018
  • 7 min read

Combining anticoagulation and antiplatelet drugs in coronary artery disease

  • Jyotsna Janardan et al.
  • 1 Aug 2018
  • 7 min read

RadarView All

Timely, independent, evidence-based information on new drugs and medical tests, and changes to the PBS and MBS.

Tenofovir with emtricitabine for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) 

  • 17 Jul 2018
  • 10 min read

Insulin glargine 300 IU/mL solution (Toujeo) for diabetes mellitus

  • 15 Jun 2018
  • 7 min read

Requesting the new Cervical Screening Test: what providers need to know

  • 1 Dec 2017
  • 8 min read