Lecture 27 Flashcards
Define Medicines Optimisation
“A person-centred approach to safe and effective medicines use, to ensure people obtain the best possible outcomes from their medicines.”
Define Pharmaceutical Care
“The responsible provision of medicines therapy for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes that improve a patient’s quality of life. It is a collaborative process that aims to prevent or identify and solve medicinal product and health-related problems. This is a continuous quality improvement process for the use of medicinal products.”
NZ Health Strategy - Future Direction 2016
Sets the strategic framework for the NZ health system. Outlines some of the challenges and opportunities.
Describes what is wanted “ live well, stay well, get well”. Five strategic themes;
I. People-powered – ‘health smart’
II. Closer to home
III. Value and high performance – best- value for use of resources, equitable health outcomes
IV. One team – health & disability workforce working as team with patient at the centre of care
V. Smart System – smart information systems, emerging technologies, sharing innovation
NZ Health Strategy - Roadmap of Actions 2016
Identifies 27 areas for action over five years to implement strategy.
Set of guiding principles for NZ health system.
Medicines New Zealand – Contributing to good health outcomes for all New Zealanders
Over arching framework and desired outcomes for the medicines system in NZ.
Three core outcomes for medicines system; I. Quality, safety & efficacy
II. Access
III. Optimal use
Actioning Medicines New Zealand 2010
Action plan for Medicines NZ.
Second plan, first published in Dec 2007.
Living document, now revised and replaced with Implementing Medicines New Zealand 2015 to 2020. (June 2015)
Implementing Medicines New
Zealand 2015 to 2020
Seven identified areas to achieve Medicines NZ Strategy;
I. Making the most of every point of care
II. Enabling shared care through an integrated health care team
III. Optimal use of antimicrobials
IV. Empowering individuals and families/whanau to manager their own medicines and health
V. Optimal medicine use in older people and those with long-term conditions
VI. Competent and responsive prescribers VII. Removing barriers to access

Self-management Support for
People with Long-term Conditions
Prevalence of long-term conditions (LTCs) in NZ is rising & many people have several LTCs.
Supporting people to self-manage is critical with growing burden of LTCs.
Principles of self-management support; Patient centred
Psychological support
Cultural relevance
Systematic follow-up
Draft Pharmacy Action Plan 2015- 2010
Consultation period end of 2015 & expect to be finalised this year.
Describes the future direction of pharmacy services & how they will be delivered in NZ health & disability system.
Better utilised pharmacist expertise in medicine management.
Aligns with Health Strategy and Implementing Medicines NZ.
Pharmacy Council of NZ Medicines Management Competence Framework
This framework sets out the medicines management competence standards for NZ.
Outlines four levels of medicines management services
Recognises the relationship between levels of competency required and the complexity of medicines management related issues.
New Zealand National Pharmacist Services Framework
Promotion of optimal medicine-related outcomes from medicines
Encouragement of patient self-management
Meeting the medicine management needs of local populations
and individual patients
Development of medication management services that enhance access, convenience, patient-centred.
Provision of range of clinically effective and cost-effective medication management services.
Alignment of services and integrated into health system.
