Acute Medication Requests

Being able to process Acute Medication Requests is an essential skill for any Pharmacist working in Primary Care.

Pharmacists working in Primary Care often struggle to deal with Acute Medication Requests (medications that are not on the patient's repeat medication list).

This guide will help you identify and classify the 4 types of Acute Medication Requests & understand how to apply appropriate decision-making skills when deciding whether to issue, refuse or refer an Acute Medication Request.

This guide is part of the Processing Acute Medication Requests training. To access the full training, visit the courses page.