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Literature Review: Medication Safety in Australia 2013

“Too Many Medication Safety Issues in Australia”

Literature Review: Medication Safety in Australia 2013 is the third in a series surveying the available literature and information on medication safety in Australian health care. The first was published in 2002, and the second in 2008. Since the second review was published, the evidence base for medication-related problems and medication safety activities in Australia has expanded considerably.

The 2013 review provides important new information on the:

  • Extent and nature of medication errors in Australia;
  • Effectiveness of strategies to prevent medication errors.

The review is presented in three parts:

  • Part 1: The extent of medication-related problems in Australia
  • Part 2: Strategies for improving medication safety in the Australian healthcare setting
  • Part 3: Medication safety intervention strategies: the international evidence

Writing in the foreword to the review, Professor Lloyd Sansom states
In the community there is growing evidence for multidisciplinary approaches to improving medication management including collaborative home medicines reviews.
The following statistics from the report also serve to highlight the need for medication management review services in the community:

  • 230,000 medication related hospital admissions annually
  • An annual cost of medication-related admissions of $1.2billion
  • Medication related hospital admissions remains at about 2-3% of all admissions
  • 12-80% of hospital discharge summaries contain a discrepancy
  • Over 90% of residents in aged care facilities have a medication-related problem, with an average of 3-4 medication related problems
  • People who participate in home medicines reviews have between 2.5 to 5 medication-related problems per person identified as part of the review

Read the review here

It is our hope and great desire to reduce these severe statistics in Australia, and internationally with the implementation of Our Pills Talk Medication Safety App.

Participating Pharmacies

You can use the Our Pills Talk Medicine Safety App with prescriptions filled at any of the participating pharmacies that use either of the following prescription dispensing software:

  • Aquarius Dispense
    by Simple Retail
    1800 746 753
  • Corum LOTS Dispense
    by Corum Health
    1300 669 865
  • Merlin by Pharmhos
    1300 7427 6467
  • Fred Dispense Plus by Fred IT
    1800 888 828

Our App Wins Award

app award 2018

Our Pills Talk Medicine Safety App won an award at the National Medicinewise Awards, which were announced as part of the 10th National Medicines Symposium in Canberra in May 2018.

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Our App Wins Prize

The Our Pills Talk MedicineSafety App has won first prize in the "Enabling System Change" category of the NSW government's Apps4NSW competition.

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Sky News Interview

Watch Steve Cohen being interviewed by Sky Business News.

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Medical Safety Articles

Literature Review: Medication Safety in Australia 2013

This report surveys the available literature and information on medication safety in Australian health care.
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Avoiding hospitals and doctors the best cure for healthcare woes

The Coalition government has told us we need to have an “everything on the table” debate on how to rein in healthcare expenditure.
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Volunteer Advocates Wanted!

We have volunteer positions available for people who are passionate about the health sector, and reducing adverse drug events.

This role involves planning and conducting effective ‘engagement campaigns’, which may include providing stakeholders (such as pharmacies and community service organisations) with promotional materials and making presentations to raise awareness for adverse drug events.

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Contact Details

Steve Cohen

0405105440

scohen300@yahoo.com.au

Steve Cohen

0405105440

scohen300@yahoo.com.au

steve

Steve was awarded 1st Prize in a NSW Department of Health competition in 2013, apps4NSW. The prize was awarded in Parliament House, Macquarie St, Sydney by our Minister for Health, Jillian Skinner.

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