PLEASE NOTE: This floor was completed prior to the publication of the NPC document "A Guide to Medication Review, 2008". The content of the floor will be updated in the near future to reflect this new guidance.

If you work through all of the NPCi content within this topic we feel you will achieve the following learning objectives. If you would like to print out this information for inclusion in your CPD file a PDF version is available below.

Learning Objectives:
Working through this NPCi topic will enable you to:

• List the key elements comprising a comprehensive medication review
• Understand differences between the levels of review;
• Objectively choose which type of medication review is most appropriate for different patient groups;
• Differentiate between a Medication Review, a Medicines Usage Review and a
• Dispensing Review of Medicines;
• Develop an effective review process that maximizes the benefits of medication review within your available resources.

Impact Assessment:
Applying the learning from this NPCi topic will make a difference to the way in which you carry out or initiate medication reviews by:

• Prioritising the patients that would benefit the most from a medication review;
• Improving the outcomes for both patient and practice in terms of quality care and the effective use of resources;
• Patients and carers will be better informed and actively involved in treatment plans;
• Reducing expenditure on unnecessary or ineffective medication;
• Identifying the need for medication previously unrecognized;
• Reduced waste in terms of discarded drugs, unnecessary appointments and hospital admissions.

KSF Links:
This NPCi topic links to the following dimensions from the NHS KSF and could help to meet personal learning objectives identified in personal development plans

Core KSF dimensions:

• 1 - Communication
• 2 - Personal & People Development
• 3 – Health, Safety & Security
• 4 - Service Improvement
• 5 - Quality

Health and Wellbeing:

• HWB2 - Assessment & care planning to meet health & Wellbeing needs
• HWB4 – Enablement to address health and wellbeing needs
• HWB6 - Assessment and treatment planning

Information & Knowledge:

• K3 – Knowledge and Information Resources