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A Domiciliary Medication Management Review (DMMR) (Item 900), also known as Home Medicines Review, is intended to maximise an individual patient's benefit from their medication regimen, and prevent medication-related problems through a team approach, involving the patient's GP and accredited pharmacist.

0.19 $206

46 days of preventable health loss

days of preventable hospital stay

health dollars saved

Lives in the community, not in a Residential Care Facility/hospital in-patient

Patients for whom quality use of medicines may be an issue or; patients who are at risk of medication misadventure because of factors such as their:

Medicare and/or Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) cardholder

Is subject to a chronic condition and/or complex medication regimen; and

Is failing to respond to treatment in the expected manner.

Example: Non-medicare card holder

You can still issue a referral under this item. However, the remainder of the service will be on a “user pays” basis as determined by the accredited pharmacist.

Less Medicines. Better Health.

0.19

$206

46

days of preventable health loss

days of preventable hospital stay

health dollars saved

Lives in the community, not in a Residential Care Facility/hospital in-patient​

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Patients for whom quality use of medicines may be an issue or; patients who are at risk of medication misadventure because of factors such as their:

co-morbidities,

age or social circumstances,

the characteristics of their medicines,

the complexity of their medication treatment regimen,

or a lack of knowledge and skills to use medicines to their best effect.

currently taking five or more regular medications;

taking more than 12 doses of medication per day;

have had significant changes made to medication treatment regimen in the last three months;

taking medication with a narrow therapeutic index or medications requiring therapeutic monitoring;

experiencing symptoms suggestive of an adverse drug reaction;

displaying sub-optimal response to treatment with medicines;

​suspected of non-compliance or inability to manage medication related therapeutic devices;

having difficulty managing their own medicines because of literacy or language difficulties, dexterity problems or

impaired sight, confusion/dementia or other cognitive difficulties;

attending a number of different doctors, both general practitioners and specialists; and/or

recently discharged from a hospital (in the last four weeks).

Medicare and/or Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) cardholder

Example: Non-medicare card holder You can still issue a referral under this item. However, the remainder of the service will be on a “user pays” basis as determined by the accredited pharmacist.

Less Medicines. Better Health.

Dose Check acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land of which our operations are located and provide our services. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and future and acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across our country.

Lives in the community, not in a Residential Care Facility/hospital in-patient

suspected of non-compliance or inability to manage medication related therapeutic devices;

Example: Non-medicare card holder

You can still issue a referral under this item. However, the remainder of the service will be on a “user pays” basis as determined by the accredited pharmacist.