Medicine Finder

Clinical trials are a critical part of evidence-based medicine, as they help test out how new medical treatments, tests or vaccines will work. They often involve large numbers of people to make sure the new intervention is safe and effective.

The way medicine information looks on your prescription from your doctor is changing. The change is part of an Australian Government initiative, and means most Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation PBS (RPBS) prescription medicines will be prescribed by their active ingredient rather than their brand name.

Living with pain can be challenging, whether it is short-term (also called acute) or an ongoing condition (also called chronic). Everyone experiences pain in a unique way. That means there is no one-size-fits-all approach to managing pain. 

This content was developed with funding from the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australian Government Department of Health.

This resource was developed in collaboration with the Painaustralia Consumer Advisory Group.