NPS Australia says the ‘blasé
attitude’ of Australians towards
prescription and non-prescription
medicines “is leading to further
health problems for many people
and is placing avoidable pressure
on our health system.”
Acting NPS ceo Karen Kaye was
responding to the codeine article in
the Medical Journal of Australia (PD
yesterday), which detailed serious
health effects in patients who
misused ibuprofen/codeine
combination pain killers.
“The very serious side effects
caused by overusing medicines
containing paracetamol and
ibuprofen are well known and
documented,” Kaye said.
“Just because a medicine can be
purchased without a prescription
doesn’t mean it’s risk-free,” she said.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 07 Sep 10 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 07 Sep 10
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