Know Your Medicines Safety Toolkit

Managing you medicines safely starts with knowing them

Know Your Medicines Safety Toolkit Managing your medicines safely at home doesn't have to be complicated. Whether you take one medicine or many, knowing what you take, why you take it, how to take it correctly and how to store it safely can make a real difference.

Keeping this information up to date and sharing it with the people involved in your care also helps you stay safe. This toolkit includes practical factsheets, checklists and resources covering prescription medicines, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and supplements.

Choose a topic in each of the Guides to get started.

What's In Our Toolkit?

The toolkit includes:

• 10 practical factsheets
• A downloadable Medicines List Template, available here.
• Links to trusted Australian health resources
• Practical tips to help you use, store and manage your medicines safely at home

The toolkit will help you:

• Know your medicines and how to use them safely
• Keep an up-to-date medicines list
• Learn more about your medicines
• Review and manage your medicines
• Share important medicine information with others involved in your care
• Store and dispose of medicines safely
• Feel more confident talking about your medicines with your healthcare team

Click on our Guides below to get started.

Our Toolkit Guides

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This Toolkit was developed with support from an unrestricted educational grant from Consumer Healthcare Products Australia (CHP Australia).