Medical consultation with a review of the medicines you take at OpenMed Warsaw and Płock
A medical consultation with a review of the medicines you take is a visit during which the doctor assesses your entire pharmacotherapy for how justified, effective and safe it is. It is particularly helpful for people taking several preparations at once, treated by different specialists, or experiencing complaints that may be related to the medicines they use. If you would like to put your pharmacotherapy in order, we invite you to OpenMed in Warsaw and OpenMed in Płock. Our doctors will analyse the preparations you take and help determine the next steps.
A pharmacotherapy analysis, also known as a medication review, is a structured assessment of all the medicines used. It covers prescription medicines, over-the-counter products, and also dietary supplements and herbal preparations. The aim is to check whether each product is still needed, whether the dosing is appropriate and whether there are potential interactions or adverse effects. This approach follows the principles of safe pharmacotherapy optimisation, in which decisions should take into account the patient's current health and treatment goals.
When is it worth reviewing the medicines you take?
The consultation can be useful at any age, but it matters particularly for people with chronic conditions and patients using many preparations at once. Polypharmacy in itself does not mean incorrect treatment. In some situations taking several medicines is necessary and benefits the patient. A problem may arise when pharmacotherapy becomes difficult to control, when individual preparations are prescribed by different doctors, or when the patient's health changes.
It is particularly worth booking a consultation in the case of:
- taking several medicines for chronic conditions at the same time,
- treatment started by several different specialists,
- dizziness, excessive drowsiness, weakness or other new complaints,
- a recent hospital stay and a change in existing pharmacotherapy,
- doubts about combining medicines with over-the-counter products, supplements or herbs.
A medication review may also be indicated when the patient has difficulty following recommendations, cannot remember when to take individual preparations, or does not know whether they should still be using a medicine prescribed many years earlier.
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What does a consultation with a medication review look like?
The visit begins with a detailed history covering your health, diagnosed conditions and current complaints. Our doctors analyse the full list of preparations used, their doses and how often they are taken. They also check why a given medicine was introduced and whether there are still grounds for using it.
During the consultation the doctor can assess potential interactions between medicines, the risk of duplicating substances with similar action and the possibility of adverse effects. Laboratory results and coexisting conditions are also taken into account, as they can affect the safety of pharmacotherapy. A medication review should weigh the benefits and risks associated with each preparation and the needs of the patient themselves.
What to bring to the visit?
To make the analysis as accurate as possible, it is worth preparing a current list of all the medicines you take, including doses. You can also bring the packaging of the preparations you use, a list of supplements and your most recent test results. Documentation of chronic conditions and hospital discharge summaries will be helpful, especially if your treatment has changed recently.
After the analysis, our doctors discuss the conclusions and further recommendations. If the therapy needs modification, the decision is made individually. You should not stop medicines or change doses on your own, because some preparations require gradual dose reduction or additional medical monitoring.
Book a consultation with a medication review in Warsaw or Płock
If you take several medicines, have doubts about combining them or would like to put your current pharmacotherapy in order, book a medical consultation at OpenMed Warsaw or OpenMed Płock. Registration is available by phone and online. The OpenMed team will help you choose a suitable appointment time.
FAQ Medical consultation with a review of the medicines you take
It is worth bringing a list of the preparations along with their dosing, or their packaging. This should also include over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements and herbal preparations.
Yes. One element of the analysis is assessing potential interactions and the risk of adverse effects resulting from combining different preparations.
If the analysis shows that the therapy needs modification, the doctor discusses the possible solutions with the patient. How a medicine is changed or discontinued depends on the type of preparation, the indications and your health.
Any patient with doubts about their pharmacotherapy can use the consultation. It is particularly useful for people taking many medicines, living with chronic conditions, or treated by several specialists at once.