Sunday, 6 November 2016

Consumer Medicine Information (CMI)
All prescription medicines have an information leaflet called Consumer Medicine Information (CMI). The content of the leaflet is defined by legislation and includes important information in plain English and also in some regional language that you need to know before, during and after taking the medicine, including how to use it, side effects and precautions.
A CMI leaflet for your prescription medicine is available free from your pharmacist or doctor, and is sometimes found inside the medicine packaging. CMIs are also available on the medicines information related websites.
Some things to remember when you use the CMI:
A CMI includes:
1.      Name of the medicine
2.      Names of the active and inactive ingredients
3.      Dosage of the medicine
4.      What the medicine is used for and how it works
5.      Warnings and precautions, such as when the medicine should not be taken
6.      Interactions the medicine might have with food or other medicines
7.      How to use the medicine properly
8.      Side effects
9.      What to do in the case of an overdose
10. How to store the medicine properly
11. Name and address of the sponsor
12. Date the CMI was last updated
If you do not find a CMI for your medicine then contact the pharmaceutical company who makes the medicine or talk to your doctor or pharmacist.



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