Dumfries & Galloway Health Board
Prescribing Support Team

Med Review - Best Practice Template

Posted: 22 Jan 10 Edited: 14 Sep 18
Polypharmacy Review


Effective medication review is the key to efficient medicines management. Practices should have a written medication review protocol. This should address the areas of patient compliance, appropriate choice of drug treatment including dose, form and length of treatment, drug contra-indications and interactions. It should state the responsibilities of all staff involved and how an annual review is ensured.
This resource has been designed as a template to be customised by practices.
The protocol should be regularly reviewed.