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Pharmacy & Pharmacology vocabulary · Dispensing and Counselling

Medication review

Meaning in pharmacy & pharmacology, with examples

nounCommon term

In pharmacy & pharmacology, medication review means: A structured check of all the medicines a patient takes, usually done with the patient, to make sure each one is still needed, effective, safe and taken correctly.

In Turkish: ilaç gözden geçirme, ilaç tedavisinin değerlendirilmesi

How it is used

Carried out by pharmacists in GP practices, community pharmacies, hospitals and care homes. It often leads to stopping, changing or simplifying medicines and is a key tool against problematic polypharmacy. Typical phrases are 'do a medication review', 'book a medication review' and 'structured medication review'.

Example sentences

  1. After the medication review, two of her tablets were stopped and one dose was reduced.

  2. I'd like to book a medication review with the practice pharmacist.

Common collocations

  • carry out a medication review
  • book a medication review
  • structured medication review
  • annual medication review
  • polypharmacyThe use of many medicines at the same time by one patient, often defined as five or more, which raises the risk of interactions and side effects.
  • adherenceThe extent to which a patient takes a medicine as agreed with the prescriber, at the right dose and times and for the right length of time.
  • pharmacistA health professional trained in medicines who checks prescriptions, supplies medicines, advises people on using them safely and works with doctors on patients' treatment.
  • medication errorA preventable mistake in prescribing, dispensing, preparing, giving or monitoring a medicine, whether or not it actually harms the patient.

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