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Managing medicines in care homes

  • Social care guideline
  • Reference number: SC1
  • Published:  14 March 2014
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  • Legislation, regulation and professional standards
  • Care home medicines policy
  • Involving people in decisions
  • Sharing information
  • Keeping records
  • Dealing with mistakes
  • Accurately listing and reviewing medicines
  • Prescribing medicines for people in care homes
  • Ordering medicines for people in care homes
  • Storing and disposing of medicines in care homes
  • Supporting people in care homes to take their own medicines
  • When staff give medicines to people in care homes
  • When care home staff give medicines without a resident knowing
  • Non-prescription medicines and over-the-counter products
  • Questions to ask about managing medicines in care homes
  • Sources of advice and support

Sources of advice and support

  • Age UK, 0800 169 6565 www.ageuk.org.uk

  • Coram Voice, 020 7833 5792 www.coramvoice.org.uk

  • Mencap, 0808 808 1111 www.mencap.org.uk

  • Mind, 0300 123 3393 www.mind.org.uk

  • The Relatives and Residents Association, 020 7359 8136 www.relres.org

  • Rethink Mental Illness, 0300 5000 927 www.rethink.org

You can also go to NHS Choices for more information.

NICE is not responsible for the quality or accuracy of any information or advice provided by these organisations.

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This page was last updated: 14 March 2014


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