Medicines often change when patients move between health services, wards or clinicians. Safe, consistent medicines use across every transfer of care depends on two practices: medication reconciliation and medication review.
Together, these practices reduce unintentional changes, identify medication-related problems and improve communication with patients and the next care provider.
Medication reconciliation
A formal four-step process for confirming a patient's current medicines at every transfer of care.
Medication review
Systematic assessment of a patient's medicines to optimise quality use and reduce harm.
Medication reconciliation improvement toolkit
Find examples and resources to support your quality improvement project.