(PDF) Quality Use of Medicines: Policy and Practice
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ACADEMIC ESSAY BASED ON CASESTUDY
TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................5REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
INTRODUCTIONThis essay is about understanding about Quality use of Medicines (QUM) under theNational Medicines Policy of Australia. It focuses on selecting management options and suitablemedicines, safe monitoring and usage of medicines to minimise the misuse and negative effects(Thomas & et.al., 2017). It is based on the case study of an 84 year old Mr. T who is undergoingseveral medical conditions. It is going to reflect on the two key issues such as alcoholism andself medication that has an influence on the patient's conditions. Furthermore, the emphasis is onoutlining the recommendations to assess the financial and social status. MAIN BODYOverview of the case studyMr. T is a pensioner and a widower that clearly showed that he is alone and has noexternal assistance. He has a long list of medical conditions and the major contributor to hisailing health is age. However, he had two myocardial infarctions almost eight years and twoyears ago respectively. The congestive heart failure and hypertension is due to abnormal levelsof lipids or lipoproteins in the blood (DiNicolantonio, Lucan & O’Keefe, 2016). In addition, hehas arthritis that indicated towards his consistent falls and low levels of awareness while doingthe household chores. For instance, he is consuming fish oil capsules and mylanta tablets withoutprescription that added risks to his heart and raise the discomfort in stomach as he has GORD(Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease).In addition to this, he likes to consume alcohol on the weekend days, especially on nightsof Friday and Saturday. There is also description of the log list of prescribed medications such asatorvastatin, warfarin, digoxin, paracetamol, lisinopril and more on daily basis. Here theparacetamol with alcohol is a deadly combination for the heart issues and also has an impact on1
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