# E-DRUG: Re: Indicators of quality medication use **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [October 13, 1998, 6:52pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-re-indicators-of-quality-medication-use/3631 "1998-10-13T18:52:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lroughead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@lroughead](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/lroughead)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 1998, 6:52pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-re-indicators-of-quality-medication-use/3631/1 "1998-10-13T18:52:04Z")
E-drug: Re: Indicators of quality medication use ---------------------------------------------------------- Dear all, just to follow on from Kirsten's message re indicators of quality medication use. There has been a lot of work done on this topic in Australia. The following publications are available: Manual of Indicators for Drug and Therapeutics Committees 1997 Manual of Indicators for drug use in Australian hospitals 1998 (These are available from NSW Therapeutic Assessment Group Inc., PO Box 766, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia, 2010 - there is a cost involved) Manual of Indicators to measure quality use of medicines in Australia 1995 (these indicators were developed to evaluate the national Policy on Quality Use of Medicines) The Manual is available from the Quality Use of Medicines Unit, Pharmaceutical Benefits Branch, Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services, GPO Box 9848, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. There have also been indicators for medication use developed which are specific to nursing practice and community pharmacy, and a project is underway looking at prescribing indicators for general practice Kind regards Libby Roughead School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences University of South Australia North Terrace Adelaide 5000 South Australia Australia Ph: +61 8 8302 2179 Fax: +61 8 8302 2389 E-mail: libby.roughead@unisa.edu.au [Note from moderator: Thanks Libby! Grateful for contributions from more E-druggers! Kirsten Myhr] -- Send mail for the `E-Drug' conference to `e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'. Mail administrative requests to `majordomo@usa.healthnet.org'. For additional assistance, send mail to: `owner-e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'.