The medicines guide has information on hundreds of medicines. Find out how drugs are used, their side effects and any precautions you should be aware of for many prescription medicines. These consumer medicine information (CMI) sheets are produced by the pharmaceutical manufacturer, as required by Australian law.

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au...

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcmed.nsf/AllDrugs?Openview&RestrictToCategory=3&Count=500

National Prescribing Service (NPS) provides information and resources about medicines.

http://www.nps.org.au...

http://www.nps.org.au/

Victoria is committed to improving the continuum of care for patients moving between the hospital and the community. As part of this strategy, the Commonwealth and Victoria have been working together to improve the way patients get their medication by bringing the Commonwealth's Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) to public hospitals.

http://www.health.vic.gov.au...

http://www.health.vic.gov.au/pbsreform/

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is Australia's regulatory authority for therapeutic goods. We carry out a range of assessment and monitoring activities to ensure therapeutic goods available in Australia are of an acceptable standard with the aim of ensuring that the Australian community has access, within a reasonable time, to therapeutic advances.

http://www.tga.gov.au...

http://www.tga.gov.au/

Find out more about the PBS - including how much you will pay, how to save money on medicine and how to use medicine wisely. You can also find out more about the PBS Safety Net and PBS and compensation.

http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au...

http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/public/services/scripts/index.jsp