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Medication charts
1. Endorsed national medication charts
- National Inpatient Medication Chart (NIMC) (PDF 98 KB)
- NIMC long-stay version (for acute care use) (PDF 234 KB)
- NIMC paediatric version (PDF 54 KB)
- NIMC long-stay paediatric version (PDF 50 KB)
2. National Inpatient Medication Chart support materials
Background to the NIMC- NIMC Implementation, Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, Volume 36, No. 1, 2006 (PDF 88 KB)
- Australian Health Ministers’ Conference joint communiqué (PDF 20 KB)
- Summary rationale for a national medication chart (PDF 25 KB)
- NIMC Pilot Aggregate Data Report (PDF 270 KB)
- NIMC Pilot External Evaluation by Ipsos Australia Pty Ltd, May 2005 (PDF 567 KB)
- Guidelines for use of the NIMC (PDF 173 KB)
- Guidelines for use of the paediatric NIMC
- National audit materials are being developed and will be available in early 2009
- The National Inpatient Medication Chart: Has it worked? What are the issues? SHPA Federal Conference presentation, November 2007 by Helen Leach BSc (Hons), Dip.Clin.Pharm., MPhil
3. Private sector facilities
Private sector facilities have particular issues implementing and using the NIMC. See the NIMC Private Sector page for more information.Help with accessing large documents
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