Consumer Information and Consultations on Quality Use of Medicines

Follow the links below to find consumer medicines information, and information about consultations and participation in quality use of medicines programs.

Updated December 2011

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Title:   Medicines.org.au
Publisher:   healthlinks.net pty ltd
Description:   Homepage of the medicines.org.au website. The website is a centralised source of approved Australian medicine information for consumers and health professionals.
Date:   May 2012
Title:   Cultural differences affect use of medicines
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   A quarter of all Australians were born overseas, many in countries whose languages, cultures, beliefs and health systems are very different from those in Australia. These influences may lead to difficulties using medicines safely and effectively.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Strategies to improve safe and effective medicines use by consumers: an overview of systematic reviews
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Medicines are a cornerstone of treatment for many health problems. Many strategies exist to help people to use medicines safely and effectively, but research in the area is not well organised across diseases, populations and settings. This can make it d...
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   PI/CMI search facility
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The CMI is a leaflet about the safe and effective use of a medicine. The PI provides health professionals with a summary of essential scientific information about a medicine.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Consumer Medicine Information conundrums
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Consumer Medicine Information is standardised written information about prescription and pharmacist-only medicines in Australia. It is a tool which can be used by health professionals during their consultations to explain about the treatment they are recommending.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Starter packs: a good start to therapy?
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Samples of drugs are often given to doctors by pharmaceutical representatives as part of a marketing strategy. Despite the well described advantages of drug samples, little has been published on the potential adverse outcomes.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Guiding principles for medication management in the community
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   These Guiding Principles have been developed by the Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council (APAC) with the aim of promoting the quality use of medicines and better medication management in the community.
Date:   Jun 2006
Title:   Introducing the Adverse Medicine Events Line
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Consumer reporting of adverse drug reactions has become a reality in Australia with the launch of a telephone hotline called the Adverse Medicine Events (AME) Line. Operated by clinical pharmacists, AME Line allows consumers to seek information about or report adverse events associated with medicines, including adverse drug reactions, errors and near misses.
Date:   Apr 2004
Title:   Drug company advertising (Comments for Consumers)
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   In Australia drug companies are not allowed to advertise prescription medicines directly to the public. This does not prevent them from providing information about the conditions the medicines are used for.
Date:   Feb 2004
Title:   Consumer Medicine Information (CMI)
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Description:   This guide is about consumer medicine information (CMI) and how it can be used by consumers and health professionals to build better relationships and achieve the quality use of medicines.
Date:   Sep 2003
Title:   Informing the consumer
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Good communication between medical practitioners and consumers, and between pharmacists and consumers, is vital if the best health outcomes are to be achieved through the use of medicines. The provision of information to consumers about their medication is an important part of that communication.
Date:   Feb 2003
Title:   Review of the labelling requirements for medicines - consumer-focused labelling - a way forward?
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Summarises stakeholder's views and puts forward the TGA's proposals for a consumer-focused approach to the labelling of medicines
Date:   Apr 2002
Title:   Paracetamol: overused in childhood fever
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Paracetamol has a mild beneficial effect on the symptoms of viral illness in childhood. However, the child may still remain unwell. There are good reasons, particularly related to toxicity, for limiting the use of paracetamol in children.
Date:   Jan 2000
Title:   Click, click: the internet and prescription drugs - a consumer perspective
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   There are two of many risks for consumers in obtaining prescription medicines or drug information from the internet. The first risk is the blurring of promotional information with balanced objective information on suppliers' web sites.
Date:   Jan 2000
Title:   Click, click: the internet and prescription drugs
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The internet exposes doctors and consumers to advertisements for prescription drugs. The commercial nature of a web site may not be obvious, and key pieces of information may be missed amidst the multiple pages on a web site.
Date:   Jan 2000
Title:   Paracetamol: overused in childhood fever - a consumer perspective
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   This comment on the article 'Paracetamol: overused in childhood fever' suggests the value of a pharmaceutical campaign which describes the safe and appropriate use of paracetamol in the wider context of childhood illnesses, including information about other measures parents can use to help their child feel more comfortable while recovering.
Date:   Jan 2000
Title:   'Take as directed', whatever that means
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Many factors contribute to patients not taking medicines as directed. Australian professional research papers often investigate compliance as an adjunct to other research goals. Consumer research looks at the broader range of factors and issues that might contribute to how consumers use their medicines.
Date:   Jan 2000

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