Polypharmacy review
Reference guidance
- NICE NG5 — Medicines optimisationNational Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceCore guidance on safe, effective medicines use, medication review and patient involvement.
- NHS England — Structured Medication Reviews and Medicines OptimisationNHS EnglandStructured medication review principles for people with complex medicines needs.
- NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service — PolypharmacySpecialist Pharmacy ServicePractical polypharmacy, deprescribing and medication review resources.
- STOPP/START criteria version 3Age and AgeingExplicit criteria to support potentially inappropriate prescribing and omission review.
Medicines safety
Recommended clinical resources
- NICE NG56 — Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and managementNational Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceSupports shared decision-making and treatment burden review in multimorbidity.
- Scottish Government Polypharmacy GuidanceScottish GovernmentSeven-step medication review approach and practical prescribing guidance.
- MHRA Drug Safety UpdateMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory AgencyCurrent medicines safety alerts and monitoring advice.
Audit & QI methods
Recommended reading
- Best Practice in Clinical AuditHealthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP)Standard methodology for clinical audit projects.
- Model for Improvement and PDSA cyclesInstitute for Healthcare ImprovementFoundational QI method used across Lazomis tools.
- Quality improvement guidanceNHS England