A National Core Community Palliative Care Medicines List for managing end-of-life symptoms
A group of healthcare professionals with community palliative care expertise (Expert Group) compared the medicines to manage terminal phase symptoms against a set of criteria, choosing four core medicines based on their ability to manage symptoms, cost and ease of use. Creating a standardised National Core Community Palliative Care Medicines List supports clinical communication by providing an accepted baseline for symptom management; however, it should not replace communication between prescribers and pharmacists; rather, it should support collaborative practices.
Authors
- Paul Tait (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4589-213X)
- Kate Reed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4112-4881)
- Chien-Che Lin
- Louis Christie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2916-4645)
- Megan Tremlett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7760-7650)
- Penelope Tuffin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6856-8266)
- Karen Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2472-3476)
- Georgina Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2055-4946)
- Lee Lai Fong
- Kristen Aylmer
Institutions
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (AU)
- Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AU)
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Queensland Health (AU)
- American Pharmacists Association (US)
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (AU)
- Western NSW Local Health District (AU)
- European Association for Palliative Care (BE)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- Department of Social Services (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian Journal of General Practice
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31128/ajgp-06-24-7327
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Australian Government
- Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government