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Refer for a Home Medicines Review.

For eligible patients living at home in Newcastle.

Open referral emailCheck eligibility

Opens a template in your email app. You can also write to info@shoremeds.com.au. This website does not collect patient details.

Who can refer?

The Pharmacy Programs Administrator (PPA) lists these eligible medical practitioners for a funded HMR:

  • General Practitioner
  • Specialist in Pain Medicine
  • Specialist Physician, including endocrinologists
  • Specialist Psychiatrist
  • Specialist in Palliative Medicine

Hospital pharmacists, nurses and allied health practitioners can identify a patient, then ask an eligible medical practitioner to refer.

PPA HMR eligibility and referral rules

The Australian Government funds the HMR program. The PPA administers it and processes claims. Australian Government overview of PPA.

Separate private service

Private consultations

We also offer home-based medication education outside HMR rules. The patient or referring practice can pay Shore Meds directly. We confirm the payment arrangements before the visit. This is not an HMR or government-funded.

Topics include diabetes medicines and device technique, cardiovascular medicines, renal considerations, medicine timing and adverse effects.

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