Medication management: older people and nursing
Maggi Banning Principal lecturer, Canterbury Christ Church University College at Medway, Kent
Effective medication management is an issue for all healthcare professionals. This article explores several issues central to medication management and explains their relevance to their care of older people
Since 2001, medication management has been the topic of numerous reviews (Department of Health (DH) 2001a, 2001b), the increased collaboration between medical and pharmacy colleagues (Bernett et al 2003, Royal College of General Practitioners 2000) and the introduction of pharmacy medication management pilot schemes (Royal Pharmaceutical Society for Great Britain 2003).
Nursing Older People.
17, 7, 20-23.
doi: 10.7748/nop.17.7.20.s11
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