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 December 2011
Related HealthInsite Topics
Consumer Information and Consultations on Quality Use of Medicines
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Links to consumer medicines information and consultation about quality use of medicines.
Preventing Adverse Effects of Medication
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Links to information about strategies to prevent potential adverse effects of incorrect use of medication.
Quality Use of Medicines Policy
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Links to information on Quality Use of Medicines policy, funding and legislation.
Quality Use of Medicines for Older People
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Links to information on the quality use of medicines for older people.
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Tips for Staying Healthy Over the Holidays
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HealthInsite Editorial Team
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| Description: |
Overeating and drinking alcohol can be hard to avoid during the festive season, and NPS is encouraging everyone to consider how what you do over the party season might affect your health and the medicines youre taking. |
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Jan 2012 |
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NPS launches new online diabetes information resource
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HealthInsite Editorial Team
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To coincide with World Diabetes Day, NPS has launched an online information hub to help people with type 2 diabetes be medicinewise about their condition. |
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Nov 2011 |
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Clinical guidelines
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
List of European Union clinical guidelines adopted in Australia |
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Oct 2011 |
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Be sure to take your medicine
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Some medicines can be made from plants or animals and are natural. Some medicines are made by scientists in laboratories. |
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Oct 2011 |
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NPS home page
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National Prescribing Service
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Independent, not-for-profit and evidence based, NPS enables better decisions about medicines and medical tests. |
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Oct 2011 |
| Title: |
Welcome to our website.
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| 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. |
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Sep 2011 |
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Medication safety
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
The objective of this program is to improve the safety of medication usage in Australia. Effective and safe use of medication is one area where potential improvements in the safety and quality of health care can be made. Because of the multiplicity of current and proposed initiatives in this area, there may be a key coordinating role for the Commission. |
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Sep 2011 |
| Title: |
What about antibiotics?
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Antibiotics are types of medicines that will search out and destroy bacteria (say bak-teer-i-a) that make you sick. |
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Sep 2011 |
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Asthma management can be improved
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Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Managing your asthma properly can help you lead a normal, active life. Safe and effective preventer and reliever medications for asthma can improve your health and are available for adults and children, but will only work if taken as prescribed. |
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Aug 2011 |
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Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) on myDr
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myDr
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| 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. |
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Dose Administration Aid (DAA) service
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Department of Veterans' Affairs
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| 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: |
Dec 2011 |
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Pain management - children
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Causes of pain in children include injury, disease, medical interventions such as vaccinations or surgery and normal childhood events such as teething. Always see your doctor for diagnosis and treatment and take care to follow dosage instructions carefully. Even small mistakes with medicines can cause big problems in little bodies. |
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Jun 2011 |
| Title: |
Finding independent information on new drugs
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| Publisher: |
Australian Prescriber
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| Description: |
When a new drug becomes available, prescribers may wish to have independent information to formulate their own opinion about its place in therapy. Information may be in the form of drug monographs or summaries, peer-reviewed articles, clinical guidelines, systematic reviews and clinical evaluations from drug agencies. |
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Jun 2011 |
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PaCCSC
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CareSearch
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| 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: |
Jun 2011 |
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Medicinal mishap: Mismanagement of dental infection
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| Publisher: |
Australian Prescriber
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| Description: |
Dental pain and swelling is a dental problem which should be treated by a dentist. If the patient presents to a doctor they should be referred to a dentist. Access to affordable and timely dental services is crucial. |
| Date: |
Apr 2011 |
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Medicines information for everyone
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| Publisher: |
National Prescribing Service
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| Description: |
Authoritative information about the quality use of medicines for consumers from the National Prescribing Service. |
| Date: |
Feb 2011 |
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Medicines safety update no. 6; 2010
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| Publisher: |
Australian Prescriber
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| Description: |
In this issue: Lamotrigine and serious skin reactions/ Serotonin syndrome: a reminder/ Drug-induced acute akathisia/ Unintended pregnancy due to interaction between etonogestrel implant (Implanon) and carbamazepine |
| Date: |
Dec 2010 |
| Title: |
Medicines safety update no. 5; 2010
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| Publisher: |
Australian Prescriber
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| Description: |
This issue of Medicines Safety Update includes: Cholinesterase inhibitors and syncope/ Statins, macrolides and rhabdomyolysis/ Uterine perforation with levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system/ Rivaroxaban – an overview of adverse event reports |
| Date: |
Oct 2010 |
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