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Medication Review Prioritisation and Targeting

Why prioritise?. Potentially, anyone prescribed a medicine could benefit from a medication reviewOnly finite resources availableNeed to prioritise specific groups and target those:Who need most support with their medicationLikely to benefit the most from a review. Priority groups. More than 4 me

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Medication Review Prioritisation and Targeting

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    1. Medication Review Prioritisation and Targeting Jonathan Mason Head of Prescribing and Pharmacy City and Hackney Teaching PCT

    2. Why prioritise? Potentially, anyone prescribed a medicine could benefit from a medication review Only finite resources available Need to prioritise specific groups and target those: Who need most support with their medication Likely to benefit the most from a review

    3. Priority groups More than 4 medicines daily (polypharmacy) Older People Care home residents Mental health issues People with learning disabilities Minority ethnic groups with English as an additional language Medicines that require additional or special monitoring People whose care is transferred from one setting to another or who have multiple carers or prescribers Long-Term Conditions

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