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Founded | 1998 |
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Type | Not for profit |
Focus | Medicines, medical tests |
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Area served | Australia |
Method | Educational programs and professional development, public campaigns, publications |
Employees | 210+ |
Website | www |
Formerly called | National Prescribing Service |
Established in March 1998, NPS MedicineWise (known prior to 2009 as the National Prescribing Service) is an Australian not-for-profit organization whose programs are funded by the National Department of Health. Since July 2012, the organization has been officially known as NPS MedicineWise.
NPS MedicineWise provides practical tools (such as medicines lists), evidence-based information, and educational activities, with the intention of improving the way health technologies, including how medicines and medical tests, are prescribed and used.