Consultation on draft RPS polypharmacy guidance

We have developed a professional guide about polypharmacy together with a multi-disciplinary group of healthcare professionals and patients and we'd appreciate your feedback on the draft. The consultation is open for 8 weeks and the draft is available on our website www.rpharms.com/polypharmacy

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* 1. Is the scope and purpose of the professional guidance on “Polypharmacy: Getting our medicines right”clear?

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* 2. Does the background in the guidance provide a clear understanding of the issue of polypharmacy?

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* 3. The guidance has been developed under the following three key areas:
-Polypharmacy and people
-Polypharmacy and Healthcare systems
-Polypharmacy and Healthcare professionals
Does this format work and is it clear throughout the guidance?

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* 4. Are there any financial and/or organisational barriers
in practice to using this guidance and actioning the recommendations highlighted?

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* 5. Are there any recommendations where you feel that a case study would be helpful to illustrate how to apply the guidance in practice?

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* 6. Do you have any case studies that show the possible impact of addressing polypharmacy which we could add to the guidance?

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* 7. Do the tools signposted to in Appendix 2 help with polypharmacy reviews?

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* 8. Do the tools signposted to in Appendix 5 support patients in medication review consultations?

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* 9. Are there any supporting references or resources that you think should be highlighted to support implementation of the guidance?

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* 10. Are there any other comments that you would like to make about the guidance?

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