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SA Pharmacy Medicines Information Service

Consumer Medicines Information (CMI) 

Multicultural Health Communication Service
NSW Government website which contains a variety of patient information leaflets in selected languages, eg. amoxycillin and clavulanate, Endone (oxycodone), insulin, warfarin, Xarelto (rivaroxaban), managing pain, etc.
Health Translations
Victorian Government website which provides health information in selected languages eg. methotrexate, NSAIDS, paracetamol, etc.
Selected Patient Information in Asian Languages (SPIRAL)
US based resource which provides health information in selected Asian-languages eg. ciprofloxacin, Coumadin (warfarin), doxycycline, methotrexate, nitroglycerin, NSAIDs, paracetamol, etc. Maintained by Tufts University Hirsh Health Sciences Library.
Medline Plus (formerly HealthReach)
US based resource which provides health information in selected languages eg. HIV, opioids, TB, etc.
Indigenous Health
We have put together a selection of useful patient information resources specifically for indigenous health.
Mental Health
We have put together a selection of useful patient information resources specifically for mental health eg. Choice and Medication.
Medicines for Children
Recommended patient information leaflets about medicines in children that are clear and easy to read.
Sick Kids
Patient information leaflets developed by The Hospital for Sick Children about medicines in children that are clear and easy to read.
Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Patient information leaflets on some medicines that may be prescribed in children.
Paediatric Epilepsy Network (NSW)
Patient information leaflets on medicines for children and adolescents living with epilepsy.
Mother to Baby
Recommended fact sheets that answer frequently asked questions about exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding. 
Best Use of Medicines in Pregnancy (BUMPS)
Bumps fact sheets are provided by the UK Teratology Information Service (UKTIS) and provide useful advice about the effects of medicines during pregnancy.
ShineSA
Useful fact sheets on a range of sexual health topics such as contraception.