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Sharing information about your medicines
Sharing information about your medicines
If you are transferred from 1 place to another – for example, from 1 hospital ward to another, or into the community if you have been in hospital – it is important that relevant information about your medicines, and a list of medicines you are taking, is discussed and shared with you or members of your family or carers. Relevant information about you and your medicines should also be shared between health and social care practitioners involved in your care (see box 1). This is so that everyone involved in your care has the information they need to help prevent mistakes with your medicines wherever possible. The information should be shared safely and accurately, ideally within 24 hours of your transfer, and health and social care practitioners should respect your confidentiality. You (or your family or carers) should be given a complete and accurate list of your current medicines in a format that suits you. The list should include any changes to your medicines – for example, changes made during your stay in hospital.
Box 1 Information shared when you are transferred to a different place |
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NICE has produced guidance on drug allergy. See other NICE guidance for more information.