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Home Medicine Reviews

Patients of the GPs at Glebe Hill Family Practice and GHFP Nurture may be offered a Home Medicine Review with our Primary Care Pharmacist, Michael Connolly.

What is Home Medicine Review?

A home medicines review involves you, your GP and a specially trained pharmacist working together to help you manage your medicines. The pharmacist will visit you in your home and go through your medicines with you, or your carer. They will answer any questions and make suggestions to you and your doctor to help you get the best from your medicines.

Who's Eligible for a Home Medicine Review?

Home Medicines Reviews are available for people of all ages, but there are criteria for Medicare eligibility.  Your GP or our Primary Care Pharmacist, Michael, can help determine whether you’re eligible.

How does it work?

1. Talk to your doctor about a home medicines review.

  • If your doctor agrees a home medicines review would be useful, they will send a referral either to your local community pharmacy or an independent accredited pharmacist.
  • You choose which you think would suit you best.

2. Book the review

  • The pharmacist will call to arrange a time to meet you in your home.
  • You can have a family member, friend or carer with you during the review.

3. Prepare

  • Before the pharmacist visits you, make sure your medicines list is up to date, or gather together all the medicines you are taking.
  • Remember to include any non-prescription medicines you buy from the pharmacy, supermarket or health food shop, or order online, as well as any vitamins, supplements and herbal remedies you take.
  • Don’t forget to include any inhalers, patches, creams, and eye or ear drops

4. The visit

  • The pharmacist will come to your home.
  • They will talk to you, or your carer, about all the medicines you are taking and answer any questions you have.
  • After the visit, the pharmacist will write a report for your GP.

5. Follow up with your GP

  • Make an appointment with your doctor for after the pharmacist’s visit.
  • Your GP will discuss the report with you, or your carer, and write a plan for the management of your medicines.
  • Any changes the doctor makes will be discussed with you or your carer.
  • With your consent, a copy of the plan will be sent to your local community pharmacy so your pharmacy can help you with any changes to your medicines.
  • If necessary, the pharmacist who visited you may contact you again to check on how you are managing and make up to two follow-up visits to see you.

Source: NPS Medicine Wise

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