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Avery, Tony, Gookey, Gill, Spencer, Rachel, Knox, Richard, Marsden, Kate and Salema, Ndeshi (2013) Providing the right medication monitoring. InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice, 6 (8). pp. 515-523. doi:10.1177/1755738013494368 ISSN 1755-7380.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1755738013494368
Abstract
In order for medication to be prescribed effectively and safely, many medications require monitoring. Medication monitoring may involve blood tests but can also include other monitoring such as blood pressure, weight or electrocardiograms. Monitoring can be required before initiating medication, soon after starting, or regularly over the course of treatment. Ensuring that this monitoring has been undertaken is an important part of medication review involving repeat prescribing. The General Medical Council-funded PRACtICe study looked at prescribing and monitoring errors in primary care. Out of the 302 errors identified, 55 (18%) were monitoring errors. Of those drugs that required blood test monitoring, 7% of prescriptions contained a monitoring error. This article gives the reader opportunities to reflect upon different scenarios that involve medication that requires monitoring decisions and how monitoring could be managed in primary care. There are also suggestions for additional continuing professional development activities.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice | ||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 1755-7380 | ||||
Official Date: | 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | 6 | ||||
Number: | 8 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 515-523 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1177/1755738013494368 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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