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Inactive ingredients have an important role in medicines.
Ingredients

Inactive ingredients, the unsung players in medicines

30 April 2020
How to find information about the inactive ingredients in your medicines.
counterfeit medicines can be hard to spot
QualityIngredients

How to spot a counterfeit medicine

10 March 2020
Counterfeit medicines pose a health risk, but our tips can help you spot them.
Food and medicine have different regulations
Regulation

Let medicine be thy medicine, and food thy food

18 February 2020
Food and medicine have different roles in our health, and must follow different regulations.
Medicines should be part of your emergency survival kit

Managing your medicines in an emergency

4 February 2020
In a bushfire or other natural disaster you might need emergency access to an important medicine. Here are some tips on how to plan ahead.
Great Australian innovators of therapeutic goods

Five Australian innovators of therapeutic goods

24 January 2020
This Australia Day, we celebrate some Australian innovators in therapeutic goods. 
too much human growth hormone can be bad for you
Prescription medicine

Too much of a good thing: the health risks of human growth hormone

20 December 2019
Abuse of human growth hormone can cause permanent health issues.
Contraceptive options
Health

Camels, yams and intestines: the conception of contraception

18 November 2019
From animals intestines to intrauterine devices, contraception has a fascinating history.
Iron lung
Vaccines

Vaccines: inoculating against fear

14 November 2019
The history of vaccination is a long and fascinating one.
Breast implant characters in park
Medical devicesBIA-ALCL

An important message for women with breast implants

13 November 2019

Lately there has been a lot of publicity about certain types of breast implant products and possible links to Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma or BIA-ALCL.
Medicinal cannabis is only available on prescription
Prescription medicineMedicinal cannabis

Introduction to medicinal cannabis regulation in Australia

29 October 2019
Learn about the evidence for medicinal cannabis, and how a medical doctor can organise medicinal cannabis access on behalf of appropriate patients.

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