The Commission has appointed NPS MedicineWise to provide a training course on using the national standard medication charts.
The following guides have been developed for NIMC users.
Preventing medicine mistakes
The Commission and NPS MedicineWise jointly developed a consumer resource to highlight this. The consumer information leaflet (A4 size) and wallet (A5 size) provide tips on how consumers can be involved in preventing medicine mistakes when:
The Commission held a one-day national seminar in 2010 to:
These labels are for user-applied labelling of injectable medicine containers and conduits where the contents can no longer be identified by the original packaging.
Recommendations for healthcare services
The Commission recommends that health services:
Content of guidelines
The NIMC local management guidelines provide information on:
It is recommended that Australian hospitals and day procedure centres utilise the NSMC Audit System on a regular basis to identify priority focus areas, implement quality improvement processes and trend improvements.
Uses of adverse drug reaction sticker
The ADR alert sticker is intended to:
The National Inpatient Medication Chart (NIMC) and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Hospital Medication Chart (PBS HMC) are not designed for charting and recording administration of oral or enteral nutritional supplements. Use for these purposes may result in: