NPS MedicineWise
| Formation | March 1997 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | December 2022 |
| Type | Not-for-profit |
| Focus | Medicine education and quality use of medicines programs |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
| Location | |
Region | Australia |
| Products |
|
| Method | Educational programs and professional development, public campaigns, publications |
| Staff | 210 |
| Website | nps |
Formerly called | National Prescribing Service |
NPS MedicineWise, previously the National Prescribing Service (NPS), was an Australian not-for-profit prescribing and pharmaceutical information service. The NPS was founded in March 1998 and funded by the federal Department of Health and Aged Care under the Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) grant. It provided practical tools, education programs, and evidence-based drug and therapeutics information to clinicians and patients, with the intention of improving the way health technologies, including how medicines and medical tests, are prescribed and used.
In March 2022, the Department of Health and Aged Care announced a plan to withdraw QUM funding of NPS MedicineWise as part of redesigning the QUM program and National Medicines Policy. The controversial decision resulted in NPS MedicineWise resources being handed over to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, and related programs such as the Australian Prescriber journal and Choosing Wisely being externalised.