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Starting a new medicine may be unsettling, but finding out more about what it does and how to take it properly can help avoid common problems

 

Medication News and Research

If your medication isn't working, maybe you're not paying enough?
When people think that a medication is expensive, they tend to report more benefit than when they think the drug is cheap, a new study finds.

Three common drugs the reason for many A&E visits by elderly
Side effects from just three drugs are behind a full third of all US hospital emergency visits by senior citizens who had adverse reactions to medications, a new study found.

Medication Information

Consumer Medicines Information (CMI) - is useful information about your medicine: eg, what the medicine is used for, how it should be taken, what side effects can occur, whether you can drive or drink alcohol while taking the medicine, and what to do if you miss a dose. Always ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions or concerns about your medicine.

National Poisons Centre - the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago. 24-hour advice phone line: ph 0800 POISON / 0800 764 766
Click here for the National Poisons Centre website

For general non-emergency, on-call advice on health, freephone Healthline 0800 611 116 

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