What is Be Medicinewise Week?

Be Medicinewise Week is an annual campaign by NPS MedicineWise that raises awareness about the quality use of medicines, helping Australians get the most out of their medicines, safely

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NPS MedicineWise is encouraging people to have conversations with their pharmacists, doctors and other health professionals about medicines.

w  This year will be the 9^th Be Medicinewise Week, taking place 19-25 August 2019 with the theme ‘getting to know the language of medicines’.

We spoke to pharmacist Adele Tahan about the benefits of this campaign