263 An Audit of Patient Medication Lists in the Outpatient Setting

ConclusionThis audit shows that roughly one third of patients do not bring up-to-date lists of medications to their outpatient appointments and only a small proportion of patients feel that they themselves have the most up-to-date list of their own medications. Suggested areas for improvement include patient education campaigns, reminder letters/text messages to patients prior to their clinic appointments and the introduction of a Clinical Pharmacist to the outpatient setting.
Source: Age and Ageing - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research