Darkside of Medicine

​​A good medicine review can make a significant difference to your health and daily life. It can help reduce unnecessary or potentially harmful medicines, improve overall health and wellbeing, make medicines easier to manage, increase confidence in what you are taking and why, and reduce waste. Reviews are particularly important for people living with long-term or complex health conditions, as medicines are often added over time but not always reviewed or stopped when they are no longer needed. When medicines remain on repeat prescriptions without regular checks, this can increase the risk of side effects, lead to harmful interactions, and contribute to avoidable hospital admissions. Pharmacists are specially trained in medicine optimisation. They work alongside GPs and other healthcare professionals to make sure patients are taking what is safe for them.

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