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1
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Purpose of taking a drug.medication history

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Gathering medication related details for an individual patient allows us to confidently make recommendations about current medication

2
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When do you gather details about a patient’s medication?

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Responding to a patient’s request for OTC medicine
On admission to hospital
When a new item is prescribed
Whenever decisions are being made about the patient’s medication

3
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Prescription medicine information

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Drug
Dose
Compliance
Problems

4
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Non-prescription medicines

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OTC/herbal (potential interactions)

Borrowed

5
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Drugs recently stopped

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Steroids
Psychiatry meds (often need slow withdrawal)
Antibiotic courses (resistance patterns)
Long half-life drugs e.g. amiodarone

6
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Allergies

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What drugs are they allergic to? What sort of reaction do they get?
Often patients class adverse effects as allergies, can affect treatment options, consider some food allergies e.g. peanuts
7
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Where do you collect the information from?

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Patient
PMR
GP records
Patient notes
Discharge records
8
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How do you collect medication related details?

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Ensure patient knows who you are
Ensure patient knows why you are asking them questions about their medication
Make an appropriate closure- thank the patient, explain what happens next