Efficiently manage patient medications with our Medication Administration Record system, ensuring accurate tracking and enhancing healthcare workflow.
By Bernard Ramirez on Jul 15, 2024.
In healthcare, various forms and documents are used to ensure that the delivery of services is transparent and appropriate. These forms track when a patient has been administered medication. Essentially, these are forms used by prescribing practitioners to document when and why a patient has been medicated. They work in conjunction with consent forms (and it is important to note that the administration form is not a consent form).
Healthcare professionals should record the patient’s personal details, the medication administered when prescribed, and a brief reason why the patient needed it. They should also include details regarding when the patient (or their legal guardian) consented to the medication being administered to ensure that care remains compliant.
While a medical administration form provides instructions for medication use, a medication administration record (MAR) is used to execute those instructions and serves as a real-time, ongoing record of a patient's medication regimen. These medication log sheets document important information and are useful in keeping track of the actual administration of these medicines to patients.
