bDMARDs

Value in Prescribing biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) Program

The Targeted Therapies Alliance

Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) - formerly known as SHPA - has joined NPS MedicineWise and seven other organisations representing pharmacists, specialists, consumers and research experts to form the Targeted Therapies Alliance. The Alliance provides stewardship and direction about the safe and wise use of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) and other specialised medicines. 

Resources have been developed for the following conditions:

  • Inflammatory arthritis
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Plaque psoriasis

Inflammatory arthritis

The Targeted Therapies Alliance has developed information and resources for health professionals and consumers, including practical tools for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) also known as axial spondyloarthritis (axial SpA). 

Resources for pharmacists

For more information, visit the Inflammatory arthritis for health professionals page on the NPS MedicineWise website.

Resources for patients

For more information, visit the Inflammatory arthritis for consumers page on the NPS MedicineWise website.


Inflammatory bowel disease

The Targeted Therapies Alliance has developed information and resources for health professionals and consumers, including practical tools for people with Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis.

Resources for pharmacists

For more information, visit the Inflammatory bowel disease for health professional page on the NPS MedicineWise website. 

Resources for patients

For more information, visit the Inflammatory bowel disease for consumers page on the NPS MedicineWise website.


Plaque psoriasis

The Targeted Therapies Alliance has developed information and resources for health professionals and consumers, including practical tools for people with plaque psoriasis.

Resources for pharmacists

For more information, visit the plaque psoriasis for health professional page on the NPS MedicineWise website. 

Resources for patients

For more information, visit the plaque psoriasis for consumers page on the NPS MedicineWise website.


Additional resources: All conditions

For more information about the Targeted Therapies Alliance and the Value in Prescribing bDMARDs program, visit nps.org.au/bdmards/pharmacists