Fact Cards
Approximately 60% of New Zealand pharmacies are Self Care members. Look for the Self Care sign and stand in a pharmacy or ask the staff if they have Self Care fact cards.
- The 45 fact card topics, as below, are relevant to everyday pharmacy practice
- The fact cards help support, and can provide structure to, patient consultations.
- The fact cards are independently written and tested by NZ Pharmacists
- The content is reviewed by experts and relevant organisations
- The information is targeted to the recommended reading age
- All cards are regularly reviewed and up-dated
Fact Card Topics
| Fact Card | Updated | Fact Card | Updated | |
| Acne | May 2019 | Head Lice | May 2019 | |
| Alcohol and pregnancy | May 2019 | High Blood Pressure | May 2019 | |
| Arthritis | May 2019 | Indigestion and Heartburn | May 2019 | |
| Anxiety | May 2019 | Influenza | May 2019 | |
| Asthma | May 2019 | Maternity Services | May 2019 | |
| Children’s Illnesses | May 2019 | Migraine | May 2019 | |
| Children’s Pain and Fever | May 2019 | Mouth Ulcers | May 2019 | |
| Chronic back pain & Ankylosing spondylitis | May 2019 | Pain Relief | May 2019 | |
| Cold Sores or Herpes Simplex | May 2019 | Preparing for Pregnancy | May 2019 | |
| Constipation | May 2019 | Prostate Problems | May 2019 | |
| COPD | May 2019 | Quit Smoking | May 2019 | |
| Coughs and Colds | May 2019 | Reducing Your Cholesterol | May 2019 | |
| CPAMS | May 2019 | Safe Use of Medicines | May 2019 | |
| Depression | May 2019 | Scabies | May 2019 | |
| Diarrhoea and Vomiting | May 2019 | Sleeping Well | May 2019 | |
| Emergency Contraceptive Pill | May 2019 | Sprains and Strains | May 2019 | |
| Eye Care and Conjunctivitis | May 2019 | Sun Safety and Skin Cancer | May 2019 | |
| Fighting Colds and the Flu | May 2019 | Threadworms | May 2019 | |
| Fungal Infections | May 2019 | Type 2 Diabetes | May 2019 | |
| Gout | May 2019 | Urinary Tract Infections | May 2019 | |
| Haemorrhoids | May 2019 | Vaginal Thrush | May 2019 | |
| Hayfever | May 2019 | Warfarin Management | May 2019 | |
| Weight and Health | May 2019 |