1698 – Chronic Pain MedsCheck Trial

Page last updated: 10 July 2023

Application Detail

Description of Medical Service

The Chronic Pain MedsCheck Trial assessed the effectiveness of a pharmacist-led, patient-centred service to support patients that are taking medication to manage chronic pain, and that are identified as experiencing self-management or pain medication dependency issues.

The trial compared two service models of review, assessment and support; one model had two clinical consultations and the second model had three clinical consultations.

Description of Medical Condition

The trial recruited participants who:

  • attended a community pharmacy
  • were over the age of 18
  • held a valid Medicare card and/or Department of Veterans’ Affairs card
  • were living at home in a community setting
  • had suffered from chronic pain for three months or longer
  • had not had a Home Medicines Review, MedsCheck, Diabetes MedsCheck or Chronic Pain MedsCheck within the previous 12 months
  • had been taking medication (prescription or over the counter) for their pain
  • were identified by a community pharmacist as either experiencing self-management or dependency issues, and
  • were not a current client of a recognised Pain Management Service.

Reason for application

The 6CPA provided funding to support a Pharmacy Trial Program (PTP), which seeks to improve clinical outcomes for patients and/or utilise the full scope of a pharmacist’s role in delivering primary health care services.

The outcomes of all PTP Trials will undergo an independent Health Technology Assessment (HTA) to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the trial intervention and inform decisions about any broader rollout. A decision to fund any future programs would be a matter for Government.

Information on the PTP is available on the Department of Health’s website.

Medical Service Type

Therapeutic technology

Previous Application Number

Not applicable

Associated Documentation

CPMC Consultation Summary

CPMC Consultation Summary (PDF 1691 KB)
CPMC Consultation Summary (Word 1063 KB)

Consultation Survey

Consultation Survey (PDF 669 KB)
Consultation Survey (Word 75 KB)

PASC Consultation
Not applicable

MSAC Consultation
MSAC consultation closed Friday, 10 June 2022.

For further information please refer to PASC, ESC, MSAC Key Dates
For further information on the consultation process please refer to MSAC Consultation Process

PICO Confirmation

Not applicable

Assessment Report

The Assessment Report is available on the Department of Health's website

Public Summary Document

Public Summary Document (PDF 637 KB)
Public Summary Document (Word 177 KB)

Meetings for this Application

PASC

Bypassed PASC

ESC

9–10 June 2022

MSAC

28–29 July 2022