Insight - 3.03 | PRESCRIBER AND DISPENSER TRAINING - QScript and the Medicines Poisons Act 2019

MODULE NAME:	QScript and the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019
MODULE CODE:	L3.3 -10
COURSE NAME:	PRESCRIBER AND DISPENSER TRAINING
LEARNING LEVEL:	Level 3 - AOD Treatment Specific Practice
TARGET AUDIENCE:	Health practitioners who are able to prescribe or dispense monitored medicines and access QScript.
MODULE TYPE:	Elective
MODULE AIM:	This module will introduce the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 (MPA), and the subordinate Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021 (MPMR) in relation to Queensland’s real-time prescription monitoring system, QScript. Participants will also have the opportunity to learn about the impacts and benefits of QScript to their practice.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:	By the end of this module, learners will be able to: Understand key differences between the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 as it relates to prescribers and dispensers of monitored medicines. Identify and classify monitored medicines under the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019. Understand the purpose and benefits of QScript in relation to the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019.
LENGTH:	45 minutes
CPD:	This module is not accredited for CPD points with any professional association.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:	QScript Learning was funded by the Prevention Division within the Queensland State Government’s Department of Health.
REFERENCE LIST:	Penington Institute. Australia's Annual Overdose Report 2022 [cited 2023 2 January]. Available from: https://www.penington.org.au/overdose/overdose-projects-campaigns/australias-annual-overdose-report/ Ogeil, R. P., Heilbronn, C., Lloyd, B., & Lubman, D. I. 2015. Benefits and challenges to the implementation of real-time prescription monitoring. Medicine Today, 16(6), 18-21.
LAST UPDATED:	February 2023