This document is a revision of the Recommendations for terminology, abbreviations and symbols used in medicines documentation (2016). The revision is based on reported adverse events and international trends in error-prone abbreviations and informed by a Rapid literature review (2023).
This fact sheet supports the Recommendation for safe use of medicines terminology, and includes:
- Best Practice Principles for safe, clear and consistent terminology for medicines
- List of acceptable terms, abbreviations and dose designations.
This guidance explains how aged care organisations and providers can implement policies and practices to meet the requirements of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard.
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As Australia's population continues to age, the need for more appropriate and safer medicine use is critical. The National Medicines Symposium 2024, hosted by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, will address this issue under the theme ‘Appropriate Use of Medicines in an Ageing Population.’
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As Australia's population continues to age, the need for more appropriate and safer medicine use is critical. The National Medicines Symposium 2024, hosted by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, will address this issue under the theme ‘Appropriate Use of Medicines in an Ageing Population.’
| Release Date | Clinical Care Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | November | |
These evidence briefings summarise the evidence on the effectiveness of interventions that aim to improve medication management at transitions of care.