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The DUE kit for hypnotic medicines for the management of insomnia in aged care facilities provides:

• practical hints on how to undertake a drug usage evaluation (DUE) in aged care facilities
• a tool for reviewing the use of hypnotic medicines for managing insomnia in aged care facilities
• resources that assist with practice changes to reduce the inappropriate use of hypnotic medicine
• resouces to enable feedback to staff, the local or regional medication advisory committee (MAC) (if in operation) and associated general practitioners.

More information

• Professional development points associated with completing the DUE for aged care home
• View sample pages