Acute care toolkit 17: Managing multiple medications
RCP have launched the new toolkit. Acute care toolkit 17 Managing multiple medications November 2024.
The traditional model of healthcare encourages prescribing following single disease guidelines without consideration of the effect of concurrent conditions or alternatives to medicines.
We also know that prescribers overestimate the benefits of medicines and underestimate the risks.
This toolkit aims to support clinicians caring for patients with multiple medications who are admitted to acute care. It outlines key presentations and complications of polypharmacy. It provides service recommendations for acute hospitals and guidance on quality improvement measures and sustainability.
