MedSearch

Know your medicine with MedSearch™.

MedSearch™ connects consumers, carers, doctors, nurses and pharmacists to trusted and current information about prescription medicines in Australia. Simply search the medicine name to find its Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) or Product Information (PI) document.

FEATURES

• Quickly access prescription medicine information from your phone
• ‘Favourite’ your medicine information and keep it all one place
• Save medicine info documents and view them anytime
• ‘Share’ with family and friends

CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION (CMI)

The CMI is a leaflet for patients or carers containing information on the safe and effective use of a medicine. It does not contain all the information known about the medicine.

The CMI helps the patient or their carer find:
• The names of the active and inactive ingredients
• The recommended dosage of the medicine
• What the medicine is approved for and how it works
• Warnings and precautions, such as when the medicine should not be taken
• Interactions the medicine might have with food or other medicines
• How to use the medicine properly
• A selection of the most common or most serious side effects
• What to do in the case of an overdose
• How to store the medicine properly
• The name and address of the sponsor

PRODUCT INFORMATION (PI)

The PI document provides health professionals with a summary of the scientific information relevant to the safe and effective use of a prescription medicine. They are technical documents which include information about a medicine’s clinical trials, adverse effects, dosage and administration, overdosage and interaction with other medicines among other things.

Whether you are a pharmacist helping patients to understand their medicine, or a consumer with a concern, MedSearch™ can connect you with important information about prescription medicine.

MedSearch support www.tga.gov.au/medsearch-app