Brendon Jiang 
I did a discharge MUR. A patient went from fit and healthy to a heart attack, hospital and six long-term medications. He was advised in hospital, but had an information overload so was really grateful for the MUR. 

I explained what each medicine was for, how and when to take them, the relative importance of each one, and what to expect. I gave lifestyle advice and extras – like what to do if a spray doesn’t work or doses are missed, or if an emergency supply is needed. Professionally satisfying.

She was also taking a calcium supplement [along] with levothyroxine at breakfast, not two hours after. Now she’s taking calcium at lunch and tea.

Darshan Negandhi 
A patient asked me to show him how to use his salbutamol Easi-Breathe. I demonstrated by opening the top and pushing the canister. The importance of inhaler technique cannot be underestimated.

Hollie Jackson, via email
My best MUR was a few weeks ago when a lady admitted that she was not taking her terbinafine tablets by mouth.

Instead, she was crushing them, adding water and using it as a paste on her toenails. The same lady was using her sodium cromoglycate eye drops as a night-time eye lubricant.

I got [the prescription] changed to Loceryl nail lacquer and hypromellose eye drops.

She thought her inhaler was empty and was panicky. I found out it was full, checked her technique, calmed her down – and then talked about her delivery plans, pain medication and asthma control in labour.