An electronic database for the generation of ‘medicines reminder charts’ (e green cards) within cwm taf health board to improve patient knowledge and understanding of their medicines and enhance adherence

• In: Posters: Pharmacy Technicians
• At: Bangkok (Thailand) (2014)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-PHT005
• By: LEE, Hannah (Cwm Taf Health Board, Pharmacy Department, Merthyr, United Kingdom)
• Co-author(s): Penny, Wendy (Wales Centre for Pharmacy Professional Education, Cardiff, United Kingdom)
  
• Abstract:

  Background
  It was identified that on admission a number of patients had little knowledge of what medicines they were taking, what they were for or how to take them correctly. It was also identified that some medicines related readmissions were due to lack of knowledge and adherence.
  Historically few patients were provided with Medicines Reminder..

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