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=Dose Administration Aids=

//2.2 Overview The supply of medicines in a DAA (as part of a medicines management system) has potential advantages for consumers that include: a) improving adherence and medication management; b) decreasing the incidence of adverse events from medication mismanagement; c) decreasing hospitalisation due to medicine misuse; and d) possible cost savings through prevention of hoarding of medicines.

A DAA service must be considered a part of the medication management pathway as it includes key components such as dispensing and counselling. A DAA supports safer care at both the distribution and administration steps of the pathway.15 A DAA is a device that should be used in a co-ordinated approach to medication management.16 It is not a complete medication management system and other measures or strategies need to be employed to ensure the appropriate and timely use of medicines not included in the DAA. Strategies such as patient assessment and patient education are an integral part of a DAA service that can improve adherence and medicine management by providing an opportunity for directive guidance.17 From a QUM perspective and in assisting consumers who have adherence issues with their medicines, a DAA service has close linkages with other professional services provided by pharmacists such as the provision of Consumer Medicine Information (CMI),18 Home Medicines Reviews (HMR),19 Residential Medication Management Reviews (RMMR)20 and the provision of patient medication profiles.21

3.3 DAA preparation area A pharmacist should:

a) dedicate an area in the pharmacy (or another area not in the pharmacy which meets pharmacy registering authority requirements) for the preparation of DAA which has adequate space for the installation and operation of a DAA system and is clean, free from interruption, and allows a methodical approach to the packing of DAA. This area must have sufficient capacity to allow the orderly storage of DAA products and materials, as well as the individual medicines dispensed prior to transferring them to the area where the DAA will be packed;

b) ensure that the DAA area and working conditions for staff meet applicable occupational health and safety requirements;

c) provide hand washing facilities in the DAA preparation area to enable staff to maintain hygiene prior to, throughout and at the completion of, duties involving DAA; and

d) ensure that procedures for the assembly of a DAA are designed to minimise the possibility of cross contamination between DAA. This is particularly relevant where medications for a large number of different consumers are being prepared at the same time.//

Resources
http://www.psa.org.au/site.php?id=2065