The Home Medicines Review (HMR) is funded under the Fourth Community Pharmacy Agreement designed to assist consumers living at home to maximise the benefits of their medication regimen and prevent medication related problems. It is not available for in-patients of a hospital, day hospital facility or care recipients in residential aged care facilities.
The review involves the consumer’s general practitioner and preferred community pharmacy and in some cases other relevant members of the healthcare team such as nurses in community practice or carers are included. In cooperation with the consumer’s general practitioner, the pharmacist visits the consumer at home, reviews their medication regimen, and provides the general practitioner with a report. The general practitioner and consumer then agree on a medication management plan.
The objectives of HMR are to:
- achieve safe, effective, and appropriate use of medications by detecting and addressing medication-related problems that interfere with desired patient outcomes
- improve the patient's quality of life and health outcomes using a best practice approach, that involves cooperation between the general practitioner, pharmacist, other relevant health professionals and the patient (and where appropriate, their carer)
- improve the patient's, and health professional’s knowledge and understanding about medications
- facilitate cooperative working relationships between members of the health care team in the interests of patient health and well being.
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