Centre for Medicine Use and Safety (CMUS)
The Centre for Medicine Use and Safety integrates academic and applied research to address medicine use and safety issues in the home, community, hospital, residential aged-care facility and their interfaces.
Research
Alfred Health Pharmacy is involved in a range of medication and practice-related research activities.
Clinical trials
The Alfred Health Clinical Trials Pharmacy provides quality, efficient, and cost-effective investigational drug services.
Stewardship programs
Stewardship programs ensure the best possible use of medications across the health service, and into the community by monitoring their use, coordinating interventions and working with patients and practitioners.
Medicines information
We provide clinical advice to both Alfred Health patients and health professionals, who are seeking guidance around medicines.
Medication safety
Medication safety pharmacists co-ordinate and evaluate improvements in medication prescribing, dispensing, administration and monitoring.
Choice and Medication© portal
The Choice and Medication© portal provides access to a range of psychotropic medicines information leaflets and resources for patients, carers, families and staff of Alfred Health; optimising the use of medicines to treat mental illnesses.
Formulary management
The Alfred Health Formulary helps to promote the use of evidence-based medicine, ensuring that clinical practice guidelines incorporate updated treatment algorithms that maximise patient outcomes.
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COVID-19 vaccine program begins
Alfred Health staff are eagerly rolling up their sleeves as the health service assists with vaccinating frontline workers against COVID-19 this week.

Statewide pharmacy service for Voluntary Assisted Dying
The pharmacy service to support Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 will be based at The Alfred.