TAKE charge of your medicines
is the theme of this year’s Be
Medicinewise Week (22-28 Aug),
in its sixth year of reminding
Australians about the importance
of using medicines appropriately.
An online survey of 1,007
Australians this year revealed three
in four are taking prescription, OTC
or complementary medicines on a
weekly basis.
Many respondents aged 50
and older are taking multiple
medicines, with 28% taking five to
nine medicines each week and 13%
taking ten or more.
Some 80% purchased their
medicines at pharmacies.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 23 Aug 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 23 Aug 16
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