Medicines can help you feel better. Understanding your medicines and how to use them will help you get the most from them. It’s okay to ask questions about your medicines.
Use these resources to help you talk to your doctor, pharmacist, nurse or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner or Worker about how to use your medicines safely.
Many people with high blood pressure don’t feel sick or look sick. This means most people don’t know they have high blood pressure.
But high blood pressure can make your body sick, even if you can’t feel it.
Find out why high blood pressure is a problem and things you can do about it.
Some people need medicine to keep their blood pressure right, even if they’re feeling well.
Here are some common types of medicines for blood pressure. Learn about how your medicine works and how to use it safely.
Many things keep you strong – your spirit, your family, your elders, your community and your country.
Depression is an illness that can stop you feeling strong inside. It can happen to anyone, at any age.
Family, community and culture are very important for healing. Help yourself by eating good tucker, being active and doing things you enjoy. Some people need extra help, such as talking to a counsellor or taking medicines.
Learn more about depression:
There are many things you can do to help depression.
Some people need medicines to help them cope better with worries or sadness.
Learn about how medicines can help you heal and things to know when you’re taking them.
Understanding your medicines will help you get the most from them.
Ask these 5 questions about your medicines and how to use them safely.
Some medicines can make you sick when you use them together.
A medicines list can help you and your health worker keep track of your medicines. They can check your medicines are safe to be used together.
Sometimes your medicines can cause unwanted effects (side effects). You can work with your doctor to find out if your medicines are causing problems for you and what you can do about it.
It can be hard to keep track of your medicines.
A medicines review in your home can help make sure they are working well for you.
Find out whether a check of your medicines might be helpful for you and how it works.
The Good Medicine Better Health program has been developed in partnership with the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP), the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), and the Good Medicine Better Health advisory group.
Date published: 20 July 2022
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