Patients Told to Expect Calls About Medications - DNG Online Limited

Patients told to expect calls about medications - DNG Online Limited

PHARMACY teams working in General Practice are contacting some patients to review their medications. Calls will be made over the next few weeks as part of a drive to review medications that may no longer be doing much good — and in some cases could be quietly causing harm. It is part of a broader push to ensure that every prescription is still appropriate and effective, and is in light of the health board’s significant financial deficit. Directo…

Pharmacy Team to address medications that may not be helping

A CALL from your General Practice Pharmacy Team could be the first step to smarter, safer treatment — and it might be coming soon.   In Dumfries and Galloway, the General Practice Pharmacy Teams are identifying patients to contact as part of a drive to review medications that may no longer be doing much good — and in some cases could be quietly causing harm. The work is part of a broader push to ensure that every prescription is still appropriat…