Medicines: a Patient Profile summary

Clearly Quite Clever

MaPPs

Pharmacy has problems with providing patients with the information they need
MHRA says we have to provide PILs
Use original packs or photocopies Some missing entirely

Time constraints
Quick turnaround on wards

Patients on multiple medicines

Some one-stop, some dispensed

PILs
PILs not exactly user-friendly anyway
Medico-legal defence documents Omit unlicensed uses Non-uniform styles and format Often small print sizes Essential information swamped by jargon Patients often dont read and throw away

Solutions
What you and your patients need is an information system that is: At the right level Readable Individualised to that patient Quick, easy and flexible to produce In a consistent and accessible format

and all in one concise, readable document

Introducing MaPPs
Medicines: a Patient Profile summary
Up to 200 words per medicine or preparation
Name(s) Main (licensed) uses Other (unlicensed) uses Main side effects Side effects to get worried about Any administration advice BNF warnings in plain English

Its what youd say to a patient

Introducing MaPPs
Medicines: a Patient Profile summary
Up to 200 words per medicine or preparation
Name(s) Main (licensed) uses Other (unlicensed) uses Main side effects Side effects to get worried about Any administration advice BNF warnings in plain English

Its what youd say to a patient

MaPPs
On-line, available 24/7 by anyone Up-to-date Ultra-clear 12pt print-out
Option of larger font size

Your Trust or service branding

Logo at top Strap-line at bottom

Medicines: a Patient Profile summary

Clearly Quite Clever and easy to use

MaPPs

1. Enter the patients name

2. Start to select the medicines

3. Enter a letter, starting letters or whole name and select from the options

4. Keep adding medicines and adding to the Print List

5. View the leaflet before printing

6. Print and give the MaPP to the patient or put in with the medicines

Medicines: a Patient Profile summary

MaPPs
Job done

Practicalities
Can be done by any staff member
Pharmacist, technician, receptionist, nurse, clerk Pharmacy can take credit

No passwords needed Constantly being added to and developed

Wordings can be customised

Annual subscription
No limit to use Just needs logo and strap-line