Independent, not-for-profit and evidence based, NPS MedicineWise enables better decisions about medicines and medical tests.
We give individuals the tools and knowledge to help them make better decisions about their health and medicines.
Find out more at http://www.nps.org.au
NPS MedicineWise is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health.
NPS MedicineWise aims to be accurate, independent & evidence based in all communications.
Our Facebook page aims to provide information to help people with their decisions about managing health, medicines & medical tests. The focus topics change from month to month. We also consistently talk antibiotic resistance and what Australia can do to ensure we have effective antibiotics available in the future.
We encourage everyone to comment, discuss, suggest and question. We expect anyone posting on the NPS timeline to maintain a level of respect and attempt to be factually accurate in all communications.
NPS MedicineWise reserves the right to remove posts that are inflammatory, derogatory or make personal attacks.
Likewise anything deemed to be spam, repeat postings or really off-topic may be removed. At our discretion, we will also remove any advertisements or obvious attempts to promote a product or service.
We will attempt to answer direct questions within an hour of a post during office hours (9am-5pm AEST), outside of these times we will will respond as soon as possible (at the latest by next business day). Some questions may take us some time to research before we can provide an answer, but we will let you know we are working on it. Any medical questions should be referred to a qualified healthcare professional. If in doubt, please seek medical advice.
NPS MedicineWise (National Prescribing Service Ltd) does not endorse, support, represent or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any content or communications posted or endorse any opinions expressed in any non-NPS content or communication.
Information on this page is not medical advice and should not be used to treat or diagnose your own or another person's medical condition. Never ignore medical advice or delay seeking it because of something on this page. Any medical questions should be referred to a qualified healthcare professional. If in doubt, please seek medical advice.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, NPS disclaims all liability (including without limitation for negligence) for any loss, damage, or injury resulting from reliance on, or use of this site or the information contained in it. Any references to brands should not be taken as an endorsement by NPS.
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