Quality Use of Medicines

The quality use of medicine ensures that medicines are used most effectively to achieve better quality of life and longer lives. This can include providing access to appropriate medicines and ensuring that these medicines are being used correctly, as well as access to alternate and complementary therapies.

Follow the links below to find information about the quality use of medicines.

Updated February 2010

 

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Title:   National Prescribing Service home page
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   National Prescribing Service (NPS) home page. Accurate, balanced, evidence-based information on the quality use of medicines.
Date:   Feb 2010
Title:   Commission publications
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Publications produced by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Date:   Feb 2010
Title:   Welcome to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care website
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has been funded by the Australian, State and Territory Governments to develop a national strategic framework and associated work program that will guide its efforts in improving safety and quality across the health care system in Australia.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Find Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) on myDr
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   This page allows you to search an extensive medications database from MIMS Australia. CMIs are written in easy-to-understand language, by the pharmaceutical company that produces the medicine. All CMIs must comply with Australian guidelines.
Title:   Medication safety
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The objective of this program is to improve the safety of medication usage in Australia. Effective and safe use of medication is one of the greatest areas where potential improvements in the safety and quality of health care can be made.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Dose Administration Aid (DAA) service
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   DAA helps veterans to take the correct medicines at the correct times on each day of the week. It is a blister or bubble pack with special compartments that hold solid oral medicines, labelled to show the day and time that they should be taken.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Wise use of medicine
Publisher:   Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Description:   Almost one half of individuals prescribed medicines are at risk of not gaining the maximum benefits from their treatment by forgetting or intentionally not taking their medicines! Those reaching optimal treatment levels have been consistently shown to have better health outcomes.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   What about antibiotics?
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Antibiotics are types of medicines that will search out and destroy bacteria (say bak-teer-i-a) that make you sick.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Veterans' MATES
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   Veterans' MATES uses data from prescription claims to identify members of the veteran community who may be at risk of medication misadventure and provides information which may assist in improving the management of their medicines.
Title:   Using medicines wisely and safely
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   Medicines play a major role in preventing and treating illnesses, but only if we use them wisely and safely. Find out whats involved.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Asthma management can be improved
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Managing your asthma properly can help you lead a normal, active life. Safe and effective preventer medications for asthma can improve your health and are available for adults and children. Medication to prevent asthma will only work if taken as prescribed.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Lifestyle and medicine choices for better health
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   A consumer fact sheet on making changes to your lifestyle and the way you use your medicines may improve your health.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Be sure to take your medicine
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Some medicines can be made from plants or animals and are natural. Some medicines are made by scientists in laboratories.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Managing someone else′s medicines
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   Do you look after a family member or friend and manage their medicines? If so, read on for hints that will make your role easier.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Managing your medicines
Publisher:   NSW Department of Health
Description:   People who take medicines regularly or have a chronic illness should not forget to see a doctor to review their medicines before the prescription runs out.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Medimate - medicine information brochure for consumers
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   Medimate helps consumers find, understand and use information about medicines.
Title:   Undertreatment of rural people with cardiovascular disease
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   A report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows that drugs and some interventions for cardiovascular disease are underused in rural areas.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Campaign to bridge cultural gaps
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   Later this year, the National Prescribing Service (NPS) and the Federation of Ethnic Communities′ Councils of Australia (FECCA) are running a campaign to help people from different cultural backgrounds learn about medicines and how to use them safely. Find out why the campaign is needed.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   PaCCSC
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   The Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative (PaCCSC) is a research group looking at improving the quality of care for patients through access, awareness and quality use of palliative care medicines in the community through clinical studies.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   National Prescribing Service Consumer home page
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   Authoritative information about the quality use of medicines for consumers from the National Prescribing Service.
Date:   Jan 2008
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