Home Medicines Review

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Quality Use of Medicines (HMR/NPS)

Home Medicines Review - HMR

Supporting people to safely manage their medicines

About the Program ( Factsheet)

Adverse drug events account for more than 400,000 GP visits and 140,000 hospital admissions annually (Medication Safety and Quality Council 2002). Up to 69 per cent of these hospitalizations are avoidable. Studies have shown that some patients do not realise the potential importance of disclosing all medication consumption to their General Practitioner, or may choose not to do so.

A thorough review of a patient's entire medication regimen within the home environment lets the pharmacist and the General Practitioner understand all the medication currently or recently taken by the patient. The interview also makes it easier to improve the patient's understanding of their medications, and how they manage them, where this is necessary.

Resources and Links

Factsheet
Templates
Item 900 Checklist
HMR Flow chart
HMR (DMMR) Referral
HMR (DMMR) Plan
HMR with EPC
DVA DAA Flow Chart
Medication Management Review (MMR)
Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA)
Residential Medication Management Review (RMMR)
Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Pharmacy Request to GP for Assessment
HMR - Best Practice - instructions on how to search for patients who may benefit from an HMR NEW Feb 2010
HMR - Medical Director - instructions on how to search for patients who may benefit from an HMR NEW Feb 2010
HMR - PEN CAT - instructions on how to search for patients who may benefit from an HMR using the PEN CAT NEW Feb 2010

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