This is a very important milestone for getting the medications right at the national scale. Based on the international terminology standard SNOMED CT the NZULM offers defining all medicines registered and marketed in New Zealand in a consistent and non-ambiguous way. Essential for medicines reconciliation and improved patient safety.

Check it out @ www.nzulm.org.nz

It even has a cool iPhone app!

For iPhone / iPad click here

For Android click here

For Windows Phone 7 click here

Here goes the official description:

The NZULM has its first major general release in New Zealand in July 2011, following a year-long evaluation period. Release 1 is now available for general use by the sector.

The first general release of NZULM information extensively covers medicines used in primary and secondary care.

The NZULM, which is already available for use on the iPhone and iPad as well as Android Windows Phone 7 devices, will be progressively rolled out to key prescribing and dispensing systems and medicines information providers through to March 2012. A number of vendors have already integrated, or are in the process of integrating, the NZULM into their systems. For example, the New Zealand Electronic Prescription Service, currently undergoing a community trial prior to national roll-out, utilises the NZULM as a key feature.