During the COVID-19 pandemic, you need to continue to take your usual medicines and stay as healthy as possible. Here is some important information for everyone to keep in mind.
Information for consumers about medicines and COVID-19 | Updated regularly as the situation changes.
Medicine Finder
Find information on medicines by active ingredient or brand name
Keep a medicines list
The more medicines you take, the more difficult it can be to remember important information about them.
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Information for consumers on prescription, over-the-counter and complementary medicines.
Provides consumers with a way to report and discuss adverse experiences with medicines
Keep track of medicines and access important health info any time and anywhere, especially in emergencies.
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Activities for nurses to maintain best practice and earn CPD points.
Depression treatment should be tailored to the individual patient. Meet two different patients with depression. How would you progress their initial care?
Bill is a 55-year-old man with type 2 diabetes. He is a new patient at your practice, having just moved into the area to be closer to family. This case study covers diabetes management, diabetes foot care, and renal impairment.
This module is designed to explain the role of bioequivalence in generic medicines development and to assist health professionals to feel confident explaining these principles to patients.
This case study explores the diagnostic approach to managing urinary tract infections in residential aged care facility residents to reduce antibiotic resistance.
This course is designed to explore the various causes of medication errors and equip you with the knowledge and skills to help prevent errors from occurring in your workplace.
The majority of patients do not use their asthma inhaler device correctly – engage them with conversations and demonstrations of correct technique.
Weigh up the need for antibiotics with two different cases of acute otitis media in this free case study.
RACF Medicinewise Reports can identify patterns of antibiotic use, support appropriate prescribing of antibiotics to treat urinary infections (UTIs) and prevent antibiotic resistance.
This course will provide you with an overview of the diagnostic approach to urinary tract infections (UTI) in residents in aged-care facilities.
