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Medicines management can be defined as as “…a system of processes and behaviours that determines how medicines are used by the NHS and patients.” (Modernising Medicines Management. A guide to achieving benefits for patients, professionals and the NHS. National Prescribing Centre, 2001).

Good medicines management means that patients receive better, safer and more convenient care. It leads to better use of professional time and enables practitioners to focus their skills where they are most appropriate. Effective medicines management also frees up resources which means that NHS money can be used where it is most effective. Good medicines management benefits everyone.

This section of the website describes the activities that the NPC medicines management team is currently focussing on.

Commissioning for Integrated Medicines Management (CIMM)

Information relating to the CIMM improvement programme.

MM Improvement Examples

A searchable database of medicines management improvement examples submitted by staff from NHS organisations.

Publications

A list of the NPC publications relating to medicines management