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 updated
FACT CARD TOPICS
Fact Card | Updated | Fact Card | Updated | |
Acne | December 2023 | Head Lice | December 2023 | |
Alcohol and pregnancy | December 2023 | High Blood Pressure | December 2023 | |
Arthritis | December 2023 | Indigestion and Heartburn | December 2023 | |
Anxiety | December 2023 | Influenza | December 2023 | |
Asthma | December 2023 | Maternity Services | December 2023 | |
Children’s Illnesses | December 2023 | Migraine | December 2023 | |
Children’s Pain and Fever | December 2023 | Mouth Ulcers | December 2023 | |
Chronic back pain & Ankylosing spondylitis | December 2023 | Pain Relief | December 2023 | |
Cold Sores or Herpes Simplex | December 2023 | Preparing for Pregnancy | December 2023 | |
Constipation | December 2023 | Prostate Problems | December 2023 | |
COPD | December 2023 | Quit Smoking | December 2023 | |
Coughs and Colds | December 2023 | Reducing Your Cholesterol | December 2023 | |
CPAMS | December 2023 | Safe Use of Medicines | December 2023 | |
Depression | December 2023 | Scabies | December 2023 | |
Diarrhoea and Vomiting | December 2023 | Sleeping Well | December 2023 | |
Emergency Contraceptive Pill | December 2023 | Sprains and Strains | December 2023 | |
Eye Care and Conjunctivitis | December 2023 | Sun Safety and Skin Cancer | December 2023 | |
Fighting Colds and the Flu | December 2023 | Threadworms | December 2023 | |
Fungal Infections | December 2023 | Type 2 Diabetes | December 2023 | |
Gout | December 2023 | Urinary Tract Infections | December 2023 | |
Haemorrhoids | December 2023 | Vaginal Thrush | December 2023 | |
Hayfever | December 2023 | Warfarin Management | December 2023 | |
Weight and Health | December 2023 |