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Dying is also known as palliative care.
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| Consultations and Reviews | NPS has prepared a stakeholder consultation report in collaboration with Palliative Care Australia, it summarises the current situation with respect to quality use of medicine in palliative and end-of-life care |
Web page | Members & Stakeholders | 2010-09-02 00:00:00 |
| Palliative care drugs added to the Emergency Drug (Doctor’s Bag) Supplies | New PBS listings enable emergency use of hyoscine butylbromide injection (Buscopan) and clonazepam oral liquid (Rivotril) for palliative care patients. |
Professional publication - NPS RADAR - Brief item | Health Professionals | 2008-08-01 00:00:00 |
| Methylnaltrexone injection (Relistor) for opioid-induced constipation in palliative care | Methylnaltrexone can be used to treat opioid-induced constipation in palliative care patients who haven’t responded to adequately titrated laxatives. |
Professional publication - NPS RADAR - Review | Health Professionals | 2010-03-01 00:00:00 |
| New drugs added to palliative care list | Lists new drugs included in the Palliative Care section of the PBS, including benzydamine hydrochloride, lactulose mixture, naproxen, and morphine sulfate formulations. |
Professional publication - NPS RADAR - Brief item | Health Professionals | 2006-08-01 00:00:00 |
| Medicines used in palliative care | Describes Palliative Care Section of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits and lists medicines included in this section. |
Professional publication - NPS RADAR - Review | Health Professionals | 2004-02-01 00:00:00 |
| Articles on palliative care drugs from NPS RADAR | Get independent, accurate, evidence-based info on palliative care drugs. Written for doctors, pharmacists & other health professionals. |
Topic overview | Health Professionals | 2009-10-28 00:00:00 |
| Achieving quality use of medicines in the community for palliative and end of life care | NPS has prepared a stakeholder consultation report in collaboration with Palliative Care Australia, it summarises the current situation with respect to quality use of medicine in palliative and end-of-life care |
Corporate publication - Academic article by NPS | Members & Stakeholders | 2009-09-25 00:00:00 |
| The way forward for medicines use at the end of life | Deprescribing, opioid-phobia and disposal of unused medicines have been identified as significant issues in palliative care in a report prepared by the National Prescribing Service (NPS) and Palliative Care Australia (PCA). |
Media release | Others | 2009-09-25 19:00:00 |
| Better use of medicines needed in palliative and end-of-life care | A report into appropriate, safe and effective medicines use in palliative care will be launched by the National Prescribing Service (NPS) and Palliative Care Australia at the 10th Australian Palliative Care Conference in September. |
Media release | Others | 2009-09-10 19:00:00 |
| Feedback sought on medicines issues in palliative care paper | National Prescribing Service Ltd (NPS) invites health professionals and interested health organisations to provide feedback on a consultation report about medicines issues in palliative care and end of life, which will guide future NPS programs in this area. |
Media release | Others | 2009-04-03 19:00:00 |
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