Always take medicines as prescribed by your doctor
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It is important for you to take your medicine exactly as it is prescribed by your doctor. Your doctor prescribes medicine based on your specific needs and this may differ from how it is prescribed for others. For example, a medicine or specific dose of medicine that works for your friend may not work for you.
It is important for you to take your medicine exactly as it is prescribed by your physician. Your doctor prescribes medicine based on your specific needs and this may differ from how it is prescribed for others. For example, a medicine or specific dose of medicine that works for your best friend may not work for you.
Keep an up-to-date list of medicines you take on a regular basis
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Make sure that your doctor knows all of the prescription and non-prescription (over-the-counter) medicines you take on a regular or occasional basis, including any vitamins or dietary supplements. This is especially important if several different doctors are treating you.
If you aren’t happy with the way a medicine makes you feel
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If you find you aren't responding well to a medicine, call your doctor right away and talk about it. Other dosing options or medicines might be available and your doctor may want you to try something else.
How you can avoid getting counterfeit products
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Counterfeit or fake products are made to imitate genuine medicines, and it can be difficult to determine if you have a counterfeit product or not. The Therapeutic Goods Administration reports that counterfeit products can be detrimental to your health because they “may contain the wrong ingredients, contain too much, too little or no active ingredient at all or contain other harmful ingredients.”
You should check the packaging, notice any changes in the shape or color of the medicine, and buy medicine only from known and/or established sources. If you suspect that you may have received or used counterfeit, fake or any otherwise unsafe versions of a Lilly product, please contact your healthcare provider or seek immediate medical attention. You should also report any such products to the TGA.
We also encourage anyone who believes they received or used a counterfeit, fake or otherwise unsafe version of a Lilly product to contact Lilly Medical Information on: 1800 4 LILLY (1800 454 559)
You should take the products to your local pharmacist for safe disposal.
Learn more about counterfeit medicines.
