Note
When clozapine is used for maintenance treatment use the NIMC (acute) or NIMC (long-stay).
Background
Use of charts
The VTE prophylaxis section in the NIMC is intended to prompt prescribers to assess all adult patients for risk of VTE on admission and prescribe appropriate VTE prophylaxis.
Clozapine titration chart
The clozapine titration chart records the prescribing, monitoring and administration of clozapine titration.
NIMC and PBS HMC resources and tools
The Commission has a training course on using the national standard medication charts.
User guides
The following guides have been developed for NIMC users.
Overview
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 sticker
The ADR alert sticker is intended to: