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  1. Medicine information leaflets for consumers

    30 May 2017

    A Consumer Medicines Information (CMI) leaflet gives you accurate information about the safety of your medication and how best to take it...

    Tags:
    • Medications,
    • Medications - Medicines Guide,
    • Medications - Taking medicines safely,
    • Planning and coordinating healthcare,
    • Major trauma - Home and recovery
  2. Clinical trials

    30 Apr 2015

    People who are deciding whether to enter a clinical trial must understand all the essential facts, benefits and risks...

    Tags:
    • Medications,
    • Medications - Medications explained
  3. Complementary medicines - the risks of buying online

    28 Feb 2015

    Purchasing complementary medicines online can seem attractive. Countless sites on the Internet offer a range of treatments, usually at very cheap prices. However, using products bought from online...

    Tags:
    • Complementary and alternative care,
    • Complementary and alternative care - Herbs and supplements,
    • Complementary and alternative care - Safe use of complementary therapies,
    • Medications - Vitamins, herbs and supplements,
    • Medications - Taking medicines safely
  4. Medications - non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

    24 Feb 2017

    Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines should always be used cautiously and for the shortest time possible...

    Tags:
    • Medications,
    • Medications - Types of medication,
    • Arthritis,
    • Arthritis - Treatments for arthritis
  5. Complementary medicines - tell your healthcare professionals

    20 Dec 2016

    Tell your healthcare professionals about all medicines you take, including complementary medicines...

    Tags:
    • Complementary and alternative care,
    • Complementary and alternative care - Safe use of complementary therapies,
    • Complementary and alternative care - Herbs and supplements,
    • Medications,
    • Medications - Taking medicines safely,
    • Medications - Managing prescriptions and medications
  6. Cancer treatments - chemotherapy

    31 Oct 2012

    Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to destroy cancer cells...

    Tags:
    • Cancer,
    • Cancer - Cancer treatments,
    • Medications,
    • Medications - Types of medication
  7. Medicines and side effects

    24 Feb 2017 Medicines and side effects

    Complementary medicines can interact with pharmaceutical medicines...

    Tags:
    • Medications,
    • Medications - Medications explained,
    • Medications - Taking medicines safely,
    • Infections,
    • Infections - Managing infections,
    • Complementary and alternative care - Safe use of complementary therapies
  8. Prescription medicines

    18 Jan 2017 Prescription medicines

    Make sure you understand why your doctor or other prescriber is prescribing a medicine for you...

    Tags:
    • Medications,
    • Medications - Medications explained,
    • Medications - Managing prescriptions and medications,
    • Infections,
    • Infections - Managing infections,
    • Medications - Types of medication,
    • Drugs and addictive behaviours,
    • Drugs - Minimising harm,
    • Drugs - Drugs and addictive behaviours explained,
    • Major trauma - Home and recovery
  9. Medicines - safety issues

    24 Feb 2017

    Make sure your doctor knows about every medicine you take, including vitamins...

    Tags:
    • Medications,
    • Medications - Taking medicines safely,
    • Infections,
    • Infections - Managing infections,
    • Safety,
    • Safety - Safety in and around the home
  10. Placebo effect

    27 Apr 2017

    Belief in a treatment may be enough to change the course of a person's physical illness...

    Tags:
    • Medications,
    • Medications - Medications explained