Manual of Indicators to measure the Quality Use of Medicines in Australia

This Manual of performance indicators has been developed to monitor the implementation and effect of Australia’s National Strategy for Quality Use of Medicines. It is intended for use by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, in conjunction with its expert advisory committee on quality use of medicines, the Pharmaceutical Health And Rational use of Medicines (PHARM) Committee.

In this section:

Manual of Indicators to measure the Quality Use of Medicines in Australia (PDF 420 KB)

If you are having trouble downloading the above document, please contact the PBD Webmaster for a copy to be sent to you.

Help with accessing large documents

When accessing large documents (over 500 KB in size), it is recommended that the following procedure be used:

Click the link with the RIGHT mouse button
Choose "Save Target As.../Save Link As..." depending on your browser
Select an appropriate folder on a local drive to place the downloaded file

Attempting to open large documents within the browser window (by left-clicking) may inhibit your ability to continue browsing while the document is opening and/or lead to system problems.

Help with accessing PDF documents

To view PDF (Portable Document Format) documents, you will need to have a PDF reader installed on your computer. A number of PDF readers are available through the Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) Web Guide website.