Quality Use of Medicines

Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) is a philosophy deeply embedded in our culture at Mundipharma. QUM embraces choosing suitable medicines if a medicine is considered necessary, selecting management options wisely and using medicines safely and effectively. Working in partnership with key stakeholders to ensure appropriate prescribing, dispensing and use of Mundipharma medicines, QUM leads to improved quality of life for patients.

QUM initiatives

Educating healthcare professionals about best practice pain management

Mundipharma conducts educational programs, led by experts in pain management, to teach healthcare professionals how to properly assess, treat, document and monitor patients suffering from pain.

The programs also assist with early identification of behaviours in individuals who may be at risk of prescription medicine abuse, providing physicians with sufficient time to take action in order to reduce the risk of potential harm to patients.

As part of our commitment to QUM, Mundipharma seeks to work with medical colleges and associations and pharmacy associations, including:

Mundipharma Australia is a member of Medicines Australia and adheres strictly to the Medicines Australia Code of Conduct in all its dealings with healthcare professionals, ensuring that they receive accurate, balanced information to assist their prescribing decisions.

Distributing medical practice guidelines and other resource items

To ensure healthcare professionals have up to date information, Mundipharma Australia distributes a variety of medical practice guidelines and resource items to healthcare professionals. Examples include:

Mundipharma also produces and distributes high quality, evidence-based educational material to help healthcare professionals better assess and treat pain, as well as recognise and prevent the misuse and diversion of opioid analgesics.

Working with State and Federal Government agencies and law enforcement

We continuously work with State and Federal Government agencies and law enforcement agencies to assist in regulating the prescribing and dispensing of controlled drugs and to ensure QUM.

 Ensuring the security and integrity of our product supply chain

As opioids are controlled (Schedule eight) drugs, Mundipharma has strict security measures in place to ensure the safety and quality use of all of our products.

Mundipharma works hard to ensure that our supply chain remains robust and secure so that those suffering from severe, disabling pain are not put at risk of untreated pain through our inability to supply their essential medicines.