NPS MedicineWise
Talk with patients to help them take charge: NPS
Helping patients understand that OTCs and CMs are medicines is one of several ways in which pharmacists can help improve medicines literacy amongst Australians, says NPS MedicineWise CEO Dr Lynn …
Evolving safety role for pharmacists as consumers go online
As interest in buying medicines online grows, consumers will need to be more cautious than ever about where they buy their drugs, NPS MedicineWise’ Lynn Weekes warns – which means …
Google beats pharmacy for Type 2 diabetes information
People are more likely to consult Google for diabetes information than visit a pharmacist, a new NPS MedicineWise survey shows The survey of Australians living with Type 2 diabetes—released by NPS MedicineWise …
Australians urged to ‘take charge’ of their medicines
NPS MedicineWise has announced that Be Medicinewise Week will be held this year from 22-28 August 2016. This year is the sixth annual Be Medicinewise Week, a national awareness week …
NPS launches otitis media resource
With cold and flu season underway, NPS MedicineWise has released an interactive online case study tailored by audience to GPs, pharmacists and nurses on otitis media and antibiotic prescribing. Dr …
Look and listen: leveraging eye and ear care
Eye and ear care have long been well performing OTC categories yet with greater interaction and the benefit of S3 products up their sleeve, pharmacists can help guide customers on …
Antimicrobial prescribing still growing despite curbing efforts
New findings launched today show that Australia has higher antimicrobial use than England, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands – and the number of antimicrobials prescribed in Australia continues …
Second, third-line blood glucose meds resource launched
A new educational program aims to help health professionals keep up to date with the latest evidence on second and third line medicines for lowering blood glucose. The latest NPS …
New depression resource for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
NPS MedicineWise has developed a new resource for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities on treatments for depression. The resource supports health care workers and their clients discuss treatments for depression …
Pharmacy key as antibiotic-resistant superbug found
A woman from Pennsylvania in the US has been found to be carrying bacteria resistant to the last-ditch antibiotic colistin, according to the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Researchers reported …
AUST L requirements encourage ‘shonky products’
Monash University’s Dr Ken Harvey has highlighted issues around the AUST L listing on complementary medicines, which consumers do not understand well, he says, as well as the process for …
Huge gaps in understanding paracetamol harm: study
A study of adults who had recently purchased children’s paracetamol has indicated that many people don’t know basic information about the commonly used medicine. Presented at last week’s National Medicines …