Debbie Rigby is an Advanced Practice Pharmacist with postgraduate qualifications in clinical pharmacy, geriatrics and respiratory medicine. Debbie is a Director of NPS MedicineWise, past National Vice-President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and a member of Lung Foundation Australia COPD Advisory Committee. She currently works with a general practice, conducts Home Medicine Reviews and provides medicines education to pharmacists, nurses, GPs and other health professionals through her company Pharmeducation.

Episode 2 Medication Review | Are they worth it?

Debbie discusses what is involved in a medication review, what the benefits are and how to organise one for you or a family member. Debbie provides some personal insight into her experience of conducting thousands of medication reviews in people's homes. Debbie says the NPS MedicineWise www.nps.org.au is a useful website and the Medicines Line 1300 MEDICINE & AME Line is available to all Australians to call 1300 134 237. https://www.nps.org.au/adverse-medicine-events-line

5 Indispensable tips

1. Home Medicine Reviews help you to get the best out of your medicines, in the privacy of your home
2. Opportunity to ask that question you have always wanted to know about your medicines
3. Provide you with an up-to-date medicines list
4. Worried about mixing up or forgetting to take your medicines? Pharmacists can help make it less complex
5. Pharmacists can now follow-up on the initial consultation to see how any changes to medicines are affecting you

Find Debbie on:

Twitter: @Drugby56

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pharmeducationAUS/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbierigby

Website: www.pharmeducation.com.au