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Medicines reconciliation

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NICE Guideline NG57 - Physical health of people in prison

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

The process of identifying an accurate list of a person's current medicines and comparing them with the current list in use, recognising any discrepancies, and documenting any changes, thereby resulting in a complete list of medicines, accurately communicated. Adapted from definition by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

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