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SHPA PRACTICE STANDARDS

SHPA Members can download individual Practice Standards below; non-members may view a read-only version.

Copies of SHPA Practice Standards published in the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research or The Australian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy can be ordered from the National Library of Australia. You can order online at the NLA website by providing the citation and credit card details.

topic	practice standard (members only)	read-only PDF
cancer	see oncology
chemotherapy	see oncology
clinical pharmacy	Standards of Practice for Clinical Pharmacy - 2004	Read-only PDF
	Revised information on clinical pharmacist staffing levels - 2011 (Supplement to SHPA Standards of Practice for clinical pharmacy 2004)	Read-only PDF
	Quick guide: Assessment of current medication management	Read-only PDF
	Quick guide: Clinical review and therapeutic drug monitoring	Read-only PDF
	Quick guide: Documenting clinical activities	Read-only PDF
	Quick guide: Facilitating discharge and transfer	Read-only PDF
	Quick guide: Medication Reconciliation	Read-only PDF
	Quick guide: Prioritising day-to-day workload	Read-only PDF
	SHPA Clinical Pharmacy Quick Guides e-book
clinical trials	see investigational drugs services
CMI	see consumer medicines information
community liaison	Standards of Practice for the Community Liaison Pharmacist - 1996	Read-only PDF
compounding	see manufacturing
consumer medicines information	Standards of Practice for the Provision of Consumer Medicines Information by Pharmacists in Hospitals - 2007	Read-only PDF
critical care	Standards of Practice for Critical Care Pharmacy Practice - 2007	Read-only PDF
cytotoxic	see oncology
distribution of medicines	Standards of Practice for the Distribution of Medicines in Australian Hospitals - 2006	Read-only PDF
drug information	see medicines information
drug usage evaluation	SHPA Standards of Practice for Drug Usage Evaluation in Australian Hospitals - 2004	Read-only PDF
drug usage evaluation	Position Statement on the Provision of Drug Utilisation Data - 1995	Read-only PDF
emergency medicine	Standards of Practice in Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Practice - 2006	Read-only PDF
home parenteral therapy	Standards of Practice for Parenteral Therapy in Home Health Care - 1998	Read-only PDF
intensive care	see critical care
investigational drugs services	SHPA Standards of Practice for Pharmacy Investigational Drugs Services - 2006 \| See also Clinical Trials Starter Kit	Read-only PDF
liaison	see community liaison
manufacturing	SHPA Guidelines for Medicines Prepared in Australian Hospital Pharmacy Departments - 2010 Guide to good practices for the preparation of medicinal products in healthcare establishments (PE 010-3) - Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme	Read-only PDF
medication reconciliation	SHPA Standards of Practice for the Provision of Medication Reconciliation - 2007	Read-only PDF
medication safety	SHPA Standards of Practice for Medication Safety - 2012	Read-only PDF
medicines information	SHPA Standards of Practice for Medicines Information Services - 2013	Read-only PDF
mental health	Standards of Practice for Mental Health Pharmacy - 2012	Read-only PDF
oncology	Standards of Practice for the Provision of Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Services - 2002	Read-only PDF
	Standards of Practice for the Provision of Oral Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Cancer - May 2007	Read-only PDF
	Standards of Practice for the Safe Handling of Cytotoxic Drugs in Pharmacy Departments - August 2004	Read-only PDF
	Standards of Practice for the Transportation of Cytotoxic Drugs from Pharmacy Departments - August 2007	Read-only PDF
outpatients	Standards of Practice Guidelines for Hospital Pharmacy Outpatient Services - 2006	Read-only PDF
palliative care	Standards of Practice for the Provision of Palliative Care Pharmacy Services - 2006	Read-only PDF
parenteral therapy in the home	see home parenteral therapy
psychiatry	see mental health
self-administration	SHPA Guidelines for Self-Administration of Medication in Hospitals and Residential Care Facilities - 2002	Read-only PDF

Other Publications

SHPA Definitions for Hospital Pharmacy Services - 1996
SHPA Code of Ethics - February 2012
Medicines in Focus fact sheets
National Competency Framework for Pharmacist in Australia 2010
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Competency Framework
Competencies required to prescribe medicines - NPS MedicineWise

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