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Medicines - information for residents, families and carers
Information for people living in or visiting the residential aged care facility
People living in aged care homes often take many medicines. Medicines are useful for treating illnesses. However, they may also interact with each other, cause side effects, or no longer be needed.
It is important to have regular reviews of your medicines. Your doctor, pharmacist and nursing staff will make sure you are given the right dose and combination of medicines. This will help you to get the best from your medicines with the least side effects.
- Organisation:
- Victorian Department of Health
- Topic:
- Ageing and aged care, Medications, Carers
- Target audience:
- General, Parents or carers
- Service area:
- VIC
- Published:
- March 2016
- Last reviewed:
- April 2026
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