WEEKLY MEDICATION CHECKLIST

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• Conducted on

  Date

• Conducted By

• Residents Name

• Room Number

• MAR chart Start Date

• Is there an up-to-date photo, list of allergies and details of special administration requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all current prescribed medicines listed on the MAR chart? (Check against repeat list from GP surgery)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all handwritten entries or charts prepared within the care home, been checked for accuracy and signed by a second trained person? (ideally from a copy of a prescription, dispensing token, or labeled medicine)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the administration of all regular medication accounted for? (signatures confirmed administration code & no gaps for the regular medicines on the Mar chart)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are medicines with a reduced expiry date after initial opening annotated with a date of opening? (e.g., eye drops, some liquidmedicines)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a pharmacy label attached to all prescribed medicines?(if on outer box only, ensure this is not disposed of)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the stock remaining tally with the quantity on the MAR chart(i.e., stock received + any stock remaining minus the quantity administered so far)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Action plan to be address issues identified in weekly medicine Checklist

• Issue identified by audit

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Action to be taken

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• By Whom

• Date Completed

  Date