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Baysari, Melissa T.; Welch, Susan; Richardson, Katrina L; Sharratt, Gillian; Clough, Jessica; Heywood, Maureen; Melocco, Teresa; Harvey, Penelope A; Jennings, Rhonda J; Carter, Liam; Elliott, Rohan A; Shankar, P Ravi; Hoenemann, Dirk; Wan, V.; Luetsch, Karen; Burrows, Jacqueline M.; Lui, Viki H.

doi:10.1002/j.2055-2335.2012.tb00178.x

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“…Data from metropolitan and rural hospitals show that medications often do not arrive at RCFs in time, contributing to doses being missed or delayed for up to 48 hours. [2][3][4][5][6][7] These delays sometimes lead to adverse events, including hospital readmission. 4,8 Table 1 lists some of the factors that contribute to delayed delivery of community pharmacy-packed medications when patients are discharged from hospital to an RCF.…”

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Wastage of medications supplied by hospitals to facilitate continuity of care when patients are discharged to residential care facilities in Victoria, Australia: An observational study

2021

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Objectives: To explore wastage of hospital-supplied medications for patients discharged to residential care facilities (RCFs). Methods: Telephone interviews with staff at 52 RCFs and nine community pharmacies after patients were discharged from three hospitals in metropolitan Victoria, Australia, with medication supplied in original packs. Results: Hospital-supplied medication was used by most RCFs, for a median of 48 hours, while waiting for community pharmacies to deliver medications packed in the RCFs' preferred dose administration aid system (unit-dose or multi-dose blister packs or sachets). All RCFs reported sending unused hospital-supplied medications to their community pharmacy. Six of the nine community pharmacies (managing 83% patients) indicated they did not reuse hospital-supplied medications, with the exception of select difficult-to-source medications. Conclusion:There was significant wastage of hospital-supplied discharge medications. Changes to the way hospital discharge medications are funded and quantities supplied are needed to ensure continuity of medication administration while minimising financial and environmental impacts of medication wastage. K E Y W O R D Scontinuity of patient care, nursing homes, patient discharge, patient transfer, pharmacies How to cite this article: Elliott RA, Tran T, Taylor SE. Wastage of medications supplied by hospitals to facilitate continuity of care when patients are discharged to residential care facilities in Victoria, Australia: An observational study.

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Wastage of medications supplied by hospitals to facilitate continuity of care when patients are discharged to residential care facilities in Victoria, Australia: An observational study

2021

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Applying the National Inpatient Medication Chart audit to electronic medication management systems: what does it tell us?

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Pogue

Richardson

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Pharmacy Practice and Res

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The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) coordinates nation‐wide audits of the National Inpatient Medication Chart (NIMC). Electronic Medication Management Systems (eMMS) are beginning to replace NIMCs in Australian hospitals. This article describes the NIMC audit experience in two Australian tertiary hospitals that have established eMMS. Medication charts at both hospitals were audited using the ACSQHC‐provided audit tools (2012 Version). At both hospitals, eMMS charts exhibited higher levels of compliance with audit criteria than NIMCs, except for documentation of indication for medication. With eMMS, both hospitals exceeded national averages on many audited parameters, with the exceptions of documentation of weight and indication for medication. eMMS produces clearer, more complete medication orders and patient information, which may improve quality and safety of prescribing and reduce medication errors. Feedback was provided to the ACSQHC regarding aspects of the NIMC audit that did not align with eMMS for consideration in future audits.

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“Is there a need for social pharmacy courses in Libya?” Findings from a cross-sectional survey among pharmacy practitioners

Abrika

Abduelkarem

2013

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning

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Letters to the Editor

Cited by 4 publications

References 18 publications

Wastage of medications supplied by hospitals to facilitate continuity of care when patients are discharged to residential care facilities in Victoria, Australia: An observational study

Wastage of medications supplied by hospitals to facilitate continuity of care when patients are discharged to residential care facilities in Victoria, Australia: An observational study

Applying the National Inpatient Medication Chart audit to electronic medication management systems: what does it tell us?

“Is there a need for social pharmacy courses in Libya?” Findings from a cross-sectional survey among pharmacy practitioners

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