The Palliative Care Access to Core Medicines (PCAM) project assists people who wish to die at home by providing timely access to essential medicines, thereby minimizing suffering associated with emergent end-of-life symptoms. This project was initially funded by the North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN) with the aim of supporting palliative care in the community.
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) was first commissioned by NWMPHN to coordinate this project in 2021. The project has now expanded to include the South Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (SEMPHN) and the Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN). In this phase, PSA will engage with pharmacies in all three PHN regions (EMPHN, NWMPHN and SEMPHN).