Information Brochure: Understanding the Side Effects of Medicines
One of the most frequently asked questions about medicines relates to side effects. Most people take medicines without having any side effects. Others do have some sort of reaction. However, there is generally no way of knowing which person will have a side effect, nor its severity. The leaflet Understanding the Side Effects of Medicines answers common questions people may have about taking medicines and provides information on:
- How common side effects can be;
- What to do if you on your medicine;
- Reducing the chance get a side effect;
- Weighing the risks and benefits;
- Getting information of side effects;
- When side effects can happen; and
- Reporting side effects.
Download the PDF Brochure “Understanding the Side Effects of Medicines”
Useful links:
Medicines.org.au - a website which supports the National Strategy for the Quality Use of Medicines, and provides health professionals and consumers with free access to a large number of Australian Product Information (PI) and Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) documents, as well as the brochure Understanding the Side Effects of Medicines.