Provides detailed information about the management of palliative care anticipatory medicines for adults
Encourages proactive prescribing, dispensing and coordination of anticipatory medicines supply
Supports clinicians to assist family/carers to manage symptoms using subcutaneous and/or sublingual medicines, and
Augments prescribers’ palliative care clinical practice.
A short online webinar is available to assist clinicians to navigate the document.
The Guidance was developed by PallConsult, a Queensland Health initiative with input from the palliPHARM Steering Committee, the Chief Medical Officer and Healthcare Regulation Branch Prevention Division, Queensland Health, Queensland Specialist Palliative Care Directors’ Group and Specialist Palliative Rural Telehealth Services and is compliant with Queensland Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation, 2021.
PallConsult supports the provision of quality, timely, patient-centred palliative care, particularly in rural and remote areas.