THE government's My Health Record (MHR) electronic platform will be enhanced from next month with a new pharmacist-written list detailing the prescription and over-the-counter medicines being taken by patients with chronic conditions.
The new Pharmacist Shared Medicines List (PSML) will also allow recording of complementary medicines being used by patients, as part of a key priority outlined late last year to enhance medicines safety using the MHR.
Formerly known as Pharmacy Curated Medicines List, the PSML will provide a "consolidated view of a person's medicines from a pharmacist; the professional responsible for quality assuring this consolidated medicines list".
Australian Digital Health Agency CEO Tim Kelsey previously forecast that the enhancement to the system would begin to roll out in Mar this year, with a target of having 150,000 PSMLs uploaded to the MHR system by Jun.
The PSML was detailed in the latest draft My Health Record guidelines for pharmacists released by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) earlier this month.
"Pharmacists can create and upload an accurate and up-to-date reconciled medicines list to the My Health Record to support the care of the patient," with the PSML to include all prescription, non-prescription, complementary and alternative medicines being taken.
Capability to upload to the PSML is limited to a pilot program initially, but all users of My Health Record will be able to view and clinically use the information.
According to the PSA document, PSMLs can be created based on a reconciled hospital discharge medicines list, dose administration aid medicines list, and after providing a professional service such as a Meds Check, Home Medicines Review or Residential Medication Management Review.
See the guidelines at psa.org.au.
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