Update on Medicines Authorisation Records (MARs) or Medicines Authorisation and Administration Records (MAARs)

Reminder: Prescriber Responsibilities for Safe Use of MAR/MAAR Charts

This guidance note outlines the good practice requirements for primary care prescribing when medicines are administered via Medicines Authorisation Records (MARs) or Medicines Authorisation and Administration Records (MAARs) by community teams in North East London.

Key Points:

• Ensure all legal and clinical details are included on FP10 prescriptions to support safe transcribing by community nursing teams.
• The FP10 acts as the legal Patient Specific Direction (PSD) and must specify the medicine name, dose, route, frequency, and for controlled drugs, the quantity must be in words and figures.
• For palliative and end-of-life care, best practice is to include all administration details for medicines, diluents used in syringe drivers, and consult local hospice guidelines.
• If prescription details are incomplete, community teams will contact the GP practice for clarification if the Summary of Care Record (SCR) or East London Patient Record (ELPR) is not up to date.
• The document includes links to relevant national guidance and local hospice resources.

For full details, please refer to the attached guidance.