Quality Use of Medicines

 The National prescribing Service (NPS) Program provides access to independent, balanced and critically appraised information and services on medicines for GPs, health professionals and consumers.

 

The program offered by the Greater Bunbury Division of General Practice includes educational visiting and small group case study discussion meetings on a particular therapeutic topic for GPs and other health professionals.

 

Consumers can access materials and activities on medicines, including a catalogue of free consumer materials on line www.nps.org.au

 

GPs, pharmacists, nurses and other health professionals can find evidence-based information on prescribing including publications such as NPS News, Prescribing Practice Review, NPS Radar,  as well as educational activities such as case studies, clinical audits and pharmacy practice audits on line www.nps.org.au