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25.01.2022 Have a question about prescription, herbal or over-the-counter medicine? You can call 1300-MEDICINE to ask for advice from a registered nurse. And if you call from Queensland or Victoria, you'll speak directly to a NPS MedicineWise pharmacist.

25.01.2022 Did you know that soil makes up 25% of our planet's biodiversity? Discover what you can do this World Soil Day to help minimise your impact on biodiversity loss.

24.01.2022 Every year 1000s of children are hospitalised due to accidental household poisonings. Thankfully, you can help prevent some of these accidents by ensuring you keep medicines out of reach of children, and by returning any unwanted or expired medicines to your local pharmacy.

24.01.2022 Find out which medicine can be donated through the RUM project and where.

24.01.2022 A collaboration between Jason Falinski MP and local pharmacist and RUM board member Warwick Plunkett has seen the Brown Bag Medicine Program rolled out in Sydney's northern beaches. The initiative is expected to help enable all 35 pharmacies in the Mackellar electorate to collect unwanted medicines from their patients to destroy in an environmentally safe way. https://ajp.com.au/news/pharmacies-brown-bag-it/

24.01.2022 Every year, 5,000 children are hospitalised because they've taken medicines they've found in their own homes.

24.01.2022 Did you know a large portion of Australians don't know about the RUM Project? Spread the message to increase awareness of this service and help: Keep your pets and children safe Prevent accidental poisonings Reduce general waste... Reduce waterway and soil pollution Work towards a cleaner and greener Australia See more

18.01.2022 #CheckIt Tuesday is an ongoing social media call to action which encourages Australians to check the Australasian Recycling Label (ARL) on their packaging so that they recycle right, and to share their recycling label ‘aha’ moment using #CheckIt, to increase awareness of how to correctly recycle. Join the challenge with Planet Ark

16.01.2022 It's never too late in Spring to Spring clean. Check out our ultimate guide.

16.01.2022 Five simple things you can do every day to help preserve our environment. https://returnmed.com.au/5-ways-can-help-environment/

16.01.2022 Did you know that paracetamol is the most common medicine returned to the RUM bin? You can use the RUM bin for all medicines, including over the counter medicines.

15.01.2022 A comprehensive guide to the current COVID-19 vaccine activity in Australia and around the world.

15.01.2022 Thanks to Kellie Saunders from TerryWhite Chemmart Cheltenham for demonstrating how to assemble the new RUM bin, as well as how to seal it off once it’s full.

15.01.2022 Did you know you can recycle light bulbs and paint? Check out this comprehensive list of items in your household that you could be recycling.

14.01.2022 A few simple tweaks to how you manage Christmas could make a significant impact on the environment. Here's our top tips.

09.01.2022 Do you check the expiration dates on your medicine? They're used to indicate the point in time from which the medication will start to lose its efficacy, and the active ingredient will be broken down by oxygen, light or heat. The chemical composition of the medicine can also change and become dangerous and at worst, fatal. When did you last sort your medicine cabinet?

08.01.2022 Want to live more sustainably? Here's ten easy tips to help get you started. https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au//Top-10-tips-for-liv

08.01.2022 Reminder: most medicines have two different names an active ingredient and a brand name.

06.01.2022 Discover the 3 steps to taking, storing and disposing of your medicine.

05.01.2022 The challenges of donating unused medicines in Australia and overseas.

05.01.2022 Celebrating all pharmacists this World Pharmacists Day. Thank you for everything you do today and every day! https://www.guild.org.au//v10n/celebrating-our-pharmacists

02.01.2022 Discover the research being undertaken by Griffith University student Shams to determine and increase public awareness of the RUM Project.

02.01.2022 Meet our online communications specialist, Kalinda.

02.01.2022 An important message on hydroxychloroquine from our friends at NPS MedicineWise.

01.01.2022 How to overcome any concerns about privacy when it comes to disposing of medicine in a RUM bin.

01.01.2022 The three critical steps to taking, storing and disposing of medicine.