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Polypharmacy: Manage Medicines

Update your RDS mobile app to v4.7.2 to download toolkits even when website is down.

We are pleased to advise that deep linking capability, enabling users to directly download individual mobile toolkits, has now been released on the RDS mobile app. You will see that each toolkit has a small QR code icon in the header area beside the search icon – see screenshot below. Clicking on this icon will open up a window with a full-size QR code and the alternative of a short URL for sharing with users. Instructions are provided.

You may need to actively update to the latest release - RDS app version 4.7.1 - to see this improvement.

Updating to this latest version of the RDS app is also strongly recommended to get the full benefits of the new resilience arrangements – specifically, that if the RDS website should fail, you will still be able to download new mobile app toolkits. To check your current RDS version, click on the three dots bottom right of the RDS app screen. This takes you to a “More” page where you will see the version number. To install latest updates:

On iPhones – go to the Apple store, click on your profile icon top right, scroll down to see the apps waiting to be updated and update the RDS app.

On Android phones – these can vary, but try going to the Google Play store, click on your profile icon top right, click on “Manage apps and device”, select and update the RDS app.

Please get in touch with ann.wales3@nhs.scot with any questions.

Polypharmacy: Manage Medicines

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The Scottish Government Effective Prescribing and Therapeutics team provide this Managing Multiple Medicines (formerly Polypharmacy) app and website. The aim is to provide information and tools to support healthcare professionals, patients and carers in making decisions about taking multiple medicines. It contains two toolkits:

A toolkit for healthcare professionals

This provides quick and easy access at point of care to key recommendations from the national Polypharmacy Guidance: Realistic Prescribing, 3rd edition including the 7-Step process for medicines review.

A toolkit for patients and carers taking multiple medicines

This provides tools and information resources to support self-management and shared decision-making by patients and professionals during consultation and medicines review. This toolkit will support patients to prepare in advance of meeting with their healthcare professional, and to follow up on key issues after the meeting.

Both toolkits are freely available to all users.

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