Overview of medication review programs Overview of medication review programs Program Country Target population Coordinating Overview Location of service Time/cost organisation and launch year Australia No specific Pharmacy The main objective of Home Fee for GP: 2011$A Home eligibility criteria Guild of HMRs are to achieve safe 148.90 Medicines however Australia and and effective use of Review Fee for documented risk the medicines; improve the (HMR) pharmacist:2011$A factors to help Department of patient’s quality of life 197.76 general Health and and health outcomes practitioners and Ageing (DoHA) using best practice Expected to take patients approaches that involve 60 minutes Launched in appropriately cooperation between the 2001. identify who may general practitioner, benefit. These pharmacist, and other include: 1) currently relevant health taking five or more professionals; improve regular medicines the patient’s and health 2) taking more than professional’s knowledge 12 doses of and understanding about medicine per day 3) medicines; and facilitate with significant cooperative working changes to relationships between medicine regimen members of the health in the last three care team in the months, including a
Overview of medication review programs Overview of medication review programs Program Country Target population Coordinating organisation and launch year Overview Location of service Time/cost Home Medicines Review (HMR) Australia No specific eligibility criteria however documented risk factors to help general practitioners and patients appropriately identify who may benefit. These include: 1) currently taking five or more regular medicines 2) taking more than 12 doses of medicine per day 3) with significant changes to medicine regimen in the last three months, including a Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) Launched in 2001. The main objective of HMRs are to achieve safe and effective use of medicines; improve the patient’s quality of life and health outcomes using best practice approaches that involve cooperation between the general practitioner, pharmacist, and other relevant health professionals; improve the patient’s and health professional’s knowledge and understanding about medicines; and facilitate cooperative working relationships between members of the health care team in the Home Fee for GP: 2011$A 148.90 Fee for pharmacist:2011$A 197.76 Expected to take 60 minutes