Consumer resources on this site

The information provided on the Australian Prescriber website is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between someone and their health professional.

• Comments for consumers
• Articles for consumers
• Patient perspectives
• Patient support organisations
• Consumer media releases

Consumer resources on other sites

• Medicines Line
  Independent information on prescription, over-the-counter and complementary medicines. Call 1300 MEDICINES (1300 633 424) Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Eastern Standard Time from anywhere in Australia for the cost of a local phone call (calls from mobiles may cost more)
• Consumer Medicine Information
  Find printable Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) leaflets for over 1,200 medicines.
• Medicine name finder
  Learn to identify your prescription medicines by the active ingredient name and brand name.
• Adverse Medicines Event Line
  Sometimes medicines have unexpected and undesirable side effects. AME Line provides consumers with an avenue for reporting and discussing adverse experiences with medicines. Call the AME Line on 1300 134 237 for the cost of a local call (calls from mobiles may cost more) Mon-Fri 9 am - 5 pm EST.
• Medicinewise choices
  Medicinewise choices provides advice on finding good information about medicines, understanding medicine approvals and clinical trials, and making wise choices about medicines.