
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Tasker, Judith 
A1  - Wiseman, Rob 
A1  - Bolton, Patrick 
A1  - Tipper, Steven 
T1  - Collaborating to manage polypharmacy
JF  - Australian Health Review
JO  - Aust. Health Review
Y1  - 2001
VL  - 24
IS  - 3
SP  - 80
EP  - 90
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AH010080 
N2  - DiNCQUMGP (Divisions National Consortium for the Quality Use of Medicines in General Practice) reports on acollaboration between doctors, pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, and medicine users to managepolypharmacy (prescribing multiple medicines to a patient) amongst older people.We have reported the outcomes of our collaboration (improving the Quality Use of Medicines) elsewhere. Here wediscuss how we worked together, opened up new opportunities, and learned from one another. The first part of thisarticle outlines a constructive new way of thinking about collaborating, that we argue is fundamentally different fromcurrent approaches. The second part describes what we did in the words of those involved. 
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