Medication management processes
Health service organisations procure medicines for safety. Clinicians are supported to supply, store, compound, manufacture, prescribe, dispense, administer, monitor and safely dispose of medicines.
Continuity of medication management
A patient’s medicines are reviewed, and information is provided to them about their medicines needs and risks. A medicines list is provided to the patient and the receiving clinician when handing over care.
Documentation of patient information
A patient’s best possible medication history is recorded when commencing an episode of care. The best possible medication history, and information relating to medicine allergies and adverse drug reactions are available to clinicians.
Clinical governance and quality improvement to support medication management
Organisation-wide systems are used to support and promote safety for procuring, supplying, storing, compounding, manufacturing, prescribing, dispensing, administering and monitoring the effects of medicines.
Medication Safety Standard
Leaders of a health service organisation describe, implement and monitor systems to reduce the occurrence of medication incidents, and improve the safety and quality of medicines use. The workforce uses these systems.
Action 4.15
High-risk medicines
Action 4.14
Safe and secure storage and distribution of medicines
Action 4.13
Information and decision support tools for medicines
Action 4.12
Provision of a medicines list
Action 4.11
Information for patients
Action 4.10
Medication review
Action 4.09
Adverse drug reactions
Action 4.08
Adverse drug reactions
Action 4.07
Adverse drug reactions
Action 4.06
Medication reconciliation
Action 4.05
Medication reconciliation
Action 4.04
Medicines scope of clinical practice
Action 4.03
Partnering with consumers
Action 4.02
Applying quality improvement systems
Action 4.01
Integrating clinical governance