Do you know your medicines? Are you medicinewise?

Being medicinewise will help you to get the most benefit from your medicines. Knowing what you are taking, why you are taking it and how it could affect you is important information to take with you while travelling.

According to the NPS, there are 3 steps to being medicinewise, these include

• Know it’s a medicine: What medicines are you taking?  
• Find the active ingredient: What do you know about your medicine?
• Ask the right questions: Do you have any questions about your medication?

Click here to determine if you are medicinewise.

For further information on your medicines please visit NPS at http://www.nps.org.au/