Medicines Management
Medicines Management is often described as -
THE RIGHT MEDICINE FOR THE RIGHT PATIENT AT THE RIGHT TIME.
The ultimate goal of safe and effective medicines management is to optimise the benefits that treatment offers and attain the best outcome for each patient.
Activities which promote safe and effective medicines management occur at each stage of the medicines journey including:
- manufacturing and marketing;
- procurement;
- selection;
- prescribing;
- dispensing;
- sale or supply;
- patient use; and
- disposal
The Department's role is to ensure that policies relating to medicines:
- drive improvements in the quality and cost effectiveness of medicines management across the HSC;
- support the delivery of safe medication practice; and
- provide equitable access to medicines for all the population of Northern Ireland.
