Quality Use of Medicines Policy

Follow the links below to find information on Quality Use of Medicines policy, funding and legislation.

Created Oct 2007

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Title:   Quality use of medicines (QUM)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This section contains information on the Quality Use of Medicines and related programs.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Drugs and poisons - regulations
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The use, manufacture, prescription and availability of substances defined as drugs and poisons are covered by Victorian law. These laws make sure that drugs and poisons used in Victoria for medical, household, industrial and agricultural purposes are carefully controlled.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Media release. Funding provided to ensure medicines line continues
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government will provide funding to enable the services provided through the Adverse Medicines Events (AME) telephone line to continue for a further 12 months.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Professional Programs and Services Advisory Committee (PPSAC) operating guidelines
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   In relation to Fourth Community Pharmacy Agreement. These Operating Guidelines have been developed to provide clear and consistent information to the Committee about procedural matters. They will also provide assistance to members of working groups, steering groups or sub-groups associated with the Committee.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Media release. ADHD Review
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government is monitoring the use of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Policy Statement - Quality Use of Medicines
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   The CHF Quality Use of Medicines policy statement will improve customer access and understanding of medicines, with better health outcomes for them as individuals and the community as a whole.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) provides reliable, timely and affordable access to a wide range of medicines for all Australians.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Enhanced Divisional Quality Use of Medicines (EDQUM)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The EDQUM program is designed to encourage prescribing practices that improve standards of patient care through evidence based Quality Use of Medicines initiatives.
Date:   May 2005
Title:   The National Medicines Policy Document
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Description:   Australia's National Medicines Policy is a cooperative endeavour to bring about better health outcomes for all Australians, focusing especially on people's access to, and wise use of, medicines. The term "medicine" includes prescription and non-prescription medicines, including complementary healthcare products.
Date:   May 2005
Title:   Pharmaceutical Health And Rational use of Medicines (PHARM)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   PHARM is an expert advisory committee which oversees the Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) component of Australia's National Medicine Policy.
Date:   Mar 2005
Title:   Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council (APAC)
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council (APAC) is a consultative forum that advises the Australian Government on a wide range of medicines policy issues.
Date:   Jan 2005
Title:   National Medicines Policy
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This section of the website contains information on Australia's National Medicines Policy.
Date:   Sep 2004
Title:   Pharmaceutical Benefits - Committees
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Brief details of the committees supported by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Branch. These committees provide independent advice and recommendations to government on pharmaceutical matters.
Date:   Mar 2004
Title:   Review of the labelling requirements for medicines - consumer-focused labelling - a way forward?
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The TGA is interested in fostering a consumer-focused approach to the labelling of consumer medicines in Australia. A medicine's label is the single most important source of information available to consumers.
Date:   Apr 2002
Title:   Click, click: the internet and prescription drugs
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The internet exposes doctors and consumers to advertisements for prescription drugs. The commercial nature of a web site may not be obvious, and key pieces of information may be missed amidst the multiple pages on a web site.
Date:   Jan 2000
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