National Prescribing Curriculum
Polypharmacy
Provide care for an elderly patient admitted to hospital with multi-organ failure. They are prescribed multiple medicines for various comorbidities which have contributed to the presentation.
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Cost: free
About
The National Prescribing Curriculum (NPC) is a series of interactive case-based modules that encourage confident and rational prescribing. The modules follow a stepwise approach as outlined in the WHO's Guide to Good Prescribing.
In this module you will provide care for an elderly patient admitted to hospital with multi-organ failure. They are prescribed multiple medicines for various comorbidities which have contributed to the presentation.
Learning objectives
On completion of this module, you should be able to:
- recognise inappropriate use of medicines and medicine adverse effects
- describe the important aspects of medication review
- understand the importance of obtaining an accurate medication history from patients upon admission to hospital
- identify the important components of hospital discharge, including the provision of information to the patient and health professionals responsible for the patient’s care.