Carrying Out a Medication Review

During a medication review, health and social care professionals should discuss:

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  • Purpose of the medication review
  • What the resident thinks about their medicines and how much they understand
  • The residentu2019s concerns, questions, or problems with medicines
  • All prescribed, over-the-counter, and complementary medicines that the resident is taking or using and what they are for
  • How safe the medicines are, how well they work, how appropriate they are, and whether the use is within national guidance
  • Monitoring tests needed
  • Side effects the resident may have
  • Medicines adherence
  • Further information or support needed
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