Home Medicines Review Consumer Resources
October 19, 2010
The Home Medicines Review
(HMR) Program will continue under
the Fifth Community Pharmacy
Agreement.
The Guild has a range of
consumer resources available to
promote the HMR service.
HMR Consumer Brochures.
HMR Consumer Case Studies
These provide information to
assist patients self identify that
they may benefit from a HMR.
Case study topics include:
Diabetes, Heart Failure, Kidney
Problems, Youth Depression,
Palliative Care and Fall Prevention.
Other Resources
The ‘Would you like help with
your medicines’ booklet explains
some of the pharmacy services
offered that may assist patients to
better manage and understand
their medicines, including Dose
Administration Aids, Patient
Medication Profiles, Consumer
Medicines Information Sheets and
HMRs.
The HMR Consumer Brochures,
HMR Consumer Case Studies and
the Would you like help with your
medicines booklets are available in
hard copy.
To obtain copies, please contact
Natalie Nikro by emailing
mmr.program@guild.org.au or
phone 02 6270 1888.
The HMR Consumer Brochures
and HMR Consumer Case Studies
are also available electronically on
the Pharmacy Guild of Australia
website – www.guild.org.au/mmr/
content.asp?id=1831.
While there may be some
changes to the current HMR model
during the Fifth Agreement,
pharmacists are advised to
continue providing the HMR service
to their patients in the usual way.
For more information, see the
media release from 13 July 2010 –
www.guild.org.au/
content.asp?ID=2830.
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