Important notice:
From 15th May 2012, the team delivering the work of the NPC will form the NICE Medicines and Prescribing Centre and will sit alongside the Clinical Guidelines team within the Centre for Clinical Practice.
As part of NICE, all future Medicines and prescribing outputs will be published on the NICE website and signposted from the Medicines and prescribing home page.
An introduction to medicines management
NPC legacy site
Although no new Medicines and prescribing content will be published to the NPC legacy website, the extensive catalogue of existing publications, resources and e-learning materials will still be available to view and download for as long as the information contained within them remains accurate and up-to-date. All future Medicines and prescribing outputs will be published on the NICE website and signposted from the Medicines and prescribing homepage.
Important update (reviewed 26/03/12):
Since the last update of these materials the healthcare commission has been superseded by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
Medicines management needs to be considered wherever medicines are used to ensure healthcare treatment is optimised and systems and services are used as effectively as they can be.
Find out more information about ‘an introduction to medicines management’and learn more about what medicines management is, why it is so important, and how it can be used most effectively plus lots more by using the eLearning materials section and/or the other available links and resources on the left-hand side menu.
