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Guiding principles to achieve continuity in medication management

Evidence from research into medication safety indicates that significant patient harm and sub-optimal use of medicines frequently result from the discontinuity that occurs when consumers move between different health care settings and health care providers.

Guiding principles to achieve continuity in medication management (PDF 663 KB)

If you are having problems downloading the PDF document hardcopies are available from:

National Medicines Policy Strategies Section
Phone: (02) 6289 8023
Fax: (02) 6289 7499

Email: nmp@health.gov.au

Postal: National Medicines Policy Strategies Section
Policy and Analysis Branch
Department of Health and Ageing
MDP 133
GPO Box 9848
Canberra ACT 2601

Guiding principles to achieve continuity in medication management - PowerPoint presentation (PPT 448 KB)

This PowerPoint presentation has been developed as a resource to assist organisations in promoting awareness and encouraging implementation of the APAC Guiding principles to achieve continuity in medication management. Organisations are invited to adapt the presentation to suit their particular needs.

If you would like to adapt this presentation for your own needs, please click on the link above and choose "Save" from the pop-up box. If you wish to view the presentation only, please click "Open", however, please note that you will not be able to view the notes that accompany the presentation.