Starting September 2024, NHS Wales clinicians will have unlimited access to MedicinesComplete through a new partnership with Pharmaceutical Press
“We’re thrilled that MedicinesComplete will now be available to all clinicians in Wales through the NHS Wales e-Library,” said Karen Baxter, Managing Director of Pharmaceutical Press, announcing a contract with NHS Wales.
The collaboration between Pharmaceutical Press, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s knowledge business, and NHS Wales is set to grant healthcare professionals across Wales unlimited access to MedicinesComplete.
MedicineComeplete is a vital resource for accurate and trusted medicines information, includes key resources such as the British National Formulary, Stockley’s Drug Interactions, and Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference and will be accessible through the NHS Wales e-Library, managed by Digital Health and Care Wales.
The collaboration effective starting September 1, 2024, aims to significantly enhance patient safety and improve healthcare outcomes by providing time-pressured clinicians with instant access to essential, evidence-based guidance.
According to Baxter the new collaboration "will better enable health professionals across primary and secondary care to make confident decisions about medicines, ensuring patients get the best from their treatment."
Moreover, MedicinesComplete has made it easy for health professionals globally to access trusted medicines information since 2004, provided expert guidance on the safe use and administration of drugs and medicines, in one place.
The new contract reinforces NHS Wales’s commitment to leveraging digital resources to improve patient care.
