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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