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In January 2023, the MedicineWise (MWA) and Doctor’s Bag (DBA) mobile applications were transitioned from the former NPS MedicineWise to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission). MWA enables consumers and health professionals to track their medicines and access health and medicines information. The MWA was launched in June 2017. The DBA presents health professionals with medicines information during a medical emergency for medicines subsidised via the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. The DBA was launched in May 2015.
The Commission has conducted a review of both apps to assess:
Key findings relating to the MWA were that usage and retention of the app were low, the value proposition is not unique nor competitive and that the effort required to maintain safety, quality, and privacy are significant, when considered in proportion to the low number of active users.
Key findings relating to the DBA were that usage was low and those users reported limited value in the DBA, as General Practitioner’s typically referred to published guidelines when verifying dosages and administrative requirements.
Based on the findings of this review the Commission has made the decision to decommission both mobile applications at midday AEDT, Tuesday 10 February 2026.
The MWA will no longer have full functionality on users’ devices after the discontinuation date. Communications have been sent directly to users of the MWA along with guidance on how to find alternate products and instructions on how they can download or remove their data.
Although users of the DBA will be able to continue to use the app as it is native to the device, it is not recommended given the information provided in the app will no longer be updated.
If you require further information, please email QUMCustomerService@safetyandquality.gov.au.
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