Making sure it's all working correctly
If you have any queries or concerns regarding your current medication, perhaps you'd benefit from a Home Medicines Review? Only performed via referral from your GP, a HMR is when your local pharmacist visits you at home to check that every aspect of your prescribed medicine schedule is running smoothly.
A HMR gives you ultimate peace of mind that you're managing your medicines properly. It helps you understand exactly what your medicines are for, how to take them correctly, how they interact with each other, how to prevent mix-ups and how to store them. Your local pharmacist will even take away any unused or out-of-date medicines for you.
Once your personal HMR has been completed, your local Pharmacist will pass the report onto your doctor who will then create a health care action plan with you and adjust any medication problems accordingly.
A HMR is useful for people from all walks of life, especially if:
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