Overview
Nationally six out of every 100 admissions and re-admissions to hospital are caused by avoidable adverse reactions to medicines. Only 16% of patients take their medicines as prescribed. Medicines management looks at the value which medicines deliver, making sure they are clinically-effective and cost-effective. We want people to maximise the benefits from taking their medicines, take them correctly, avoid taking unnecessary medicines, reduce wastage and improve safety.
Future plans
Our plans include:
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Standardising polices, where possible, on medicines across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
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Reducing any medicines waste in relation to repeat prescriptions
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Improving liaison with patients in care homes
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Developing a new medicines safety strategy.
