HMR feedback
February 6, 2013
THANKS to the many Pharmacy
Daily readers who have written in
the last few days over the Home
Medicines Review furore.
Yesterday’s article on the Royal
Australiay College of General
Practitioner’s position provoked a
strong response, in particular
relating to the RACGP claims about
HMRs that “there’s no evidence of
their effectiveness in primary care”.
PD reader John Wilks, who’s been
a consultant pharmacist since 1997,
provided a typical response:
“My experience is that the doctors
I work with, both via medication
reviews in the home and in the
surgery, find these reviews to be
highly beneficial to patient care,
with medication mishaps avoided,
doses changed, drugs deleted
from or changed in the patient’s
regime, and collaborative
relations being very positive.
“There is no sense of a ‘turf war’.
“The singular focus is the
patient, and thus far all
participants (doctors, patients and
myself) are delighted with the
ongoing constructive outcomes.”
We welcome any and all
comments via email to
info@pharmacydaily.com.au.
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