New Medicine Service
The aim of this service is to improve patient adherence to treatment and subsequently reduce medicine wastage. Also, to reduce hospital admissions from adverse drug reactions by identifying them in the early stages of the treatment. During your consultations with our pharmacist, you will also be advised on lifestyle interventions that will help with the management of your conditions.
When you are started on a new medicine for Antiplatelet/Anticoagulant therapy, Asthma/COPD, Hypertension, or Diabetes, you might be eligible for the NMS service. A member of our team will offer you this service. Our pharmacist will provide you with some general information about your new medication and the service during the initial consultation and will arrange with you a phone or face-to-face follow-up consultation in 2 weeks. During your follow-up consultation, we will ask you about how you got on with your medication, explore any issues you might have encountered, and provided relevant advice and support. Our pharmacist will arrange a final meeting in 1-2 weeks to ensure that you have a good understanding of your new treatment and that you aren’t having any adverse effects.
