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dc.contributor.authorTan, A.
dc.contributor.authorEmmerton, Lynne
dc.contributor.authorHattingh, Laetitia
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:05:27Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:05:27Z
dc.date.created2012-09-18T20:00:23Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationTan, Amy Chen Wee and Emmerton, Lynne and Hattingh, Hendrika Laetitia. 2012. A review of the medication pathway in rural Queensland, Australia. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 20 (5): pp. 324-339.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28516
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00193.x
dc.description.abstract

Objectives: It is well established that rural areas have compromised access to health services, including medication services. This paper reviews the practice developments for rural health professionals in relation to medication processes, with a focus on regulatory provisions in Queensland, Australia, and a view to identifying opportunities for enhanced pharmacy involvement. Methods: Literature referring to ‘medication/medicine’, ‘rural/remote’, ‘Australia’ and ‘pharmacy/pharmacist/pharmaceutical’ was identified via EBSCOhost, Ovid, Informit, Pubmed, Embase and The Cochrane Library. Australian Government reports and conference proceedings were sourced from relevant websites. Legislative and policy documents reviewed include drugs and poisons legislation, the National Medicines Policy and the Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council guidelines. Key findings: The following developments enhance access to medication services in rural Queensland: (1) endorsement of various non-medical prescribers, (2) authorisation of registered nurses, midwives, paramedics and Indigenous health workers to supply medications in sites without pharmacists, (3) skill-mixing of nursing staff in rural areas to ease medication administration tasks, (4) establishment of pharmacist-mediated medication review services, (5) electronic transfer of medical orders or prescriptions and (6) enhanced transfer of medication information between metropolitan and rural, and public and private facilities.Conclusions: This review identified a divide between medication access and medication management services. Initiatives aiming to improve supply of (access to) medications focus on scopes of practice and endorsements for non-pharmacist rural healthcare providers. Medication management remains the domain of pharmacists, and is less well addressed by current initiatives. Pharmacists' involvement in rural communities could be enhanced through tele-pharmacy, outreach support and sessional support.

dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd.
dc.subjectpharmacy
dc.subjectQuality Use of Medicines
dc.subjectpharmacist
dc.subjectlegislation
dc.subjectpolicy
dc.titleA review of the medication pathway in rural Queensland, Australia
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume20
dcterms.source.number5
dcterms.source.startPage324
dcterms.source.endPage339
dcterms.source.issn09617671
dcterms.source.titleInternational Journal of Pharmacy Practice
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