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This website is your central hub for all free resources for consumers and carers. You can find clear and trustworthy information on specific topics that help you:
Use your medicines safely
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Understand the risks and benefits of your medicine
Talk about your treatment options with your health care team
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About HCCA QUM
The Health Care Consumers’ Association (HCCA) is part of the Quality Use of Medicines Alliance. Our goal is to help Australians make safe and wise choices about their medicine under the Using Medicines for Better Health grant. We focus on:
Supporting consumer health literacy
Improving the use of medicines in Australia
New Resources
Stay up to date with our latest resources.
Getting ready to see a GP: Tips for 18-24 year olds
How to book, what to bring, what the GP might ask, and what a Mental Health treatment Plan is - all explained for young adults
Getting ready to see a GP: Tips for 13-17 year olds
How to book, what to bring, what the GP might ask, and what a Mental Health treatment Plan is - all explained for teens.
Getting help for depression and anxiety: A guide for 18-24 year olds
What anxiety and depression feel like, when to get help, and what treatment options are available - written for young adults
Quality use of Medicines Alliance
Helping consumers and health professionals make safe and wise decisions about medicines and diagnostics.
Funded by the Australian Government through the Quality Use of Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Pathology Program.
