Medication Administration Record
Encyclopedia
A Medication Administration Record or MAR (eMAR for electronic versions) is the report that serves as a legal record of the drug
s administered to a patient
at a facility by a health care professional. The MAR is a part of a patient's permanent record in their medical chart. The health care professional signs off on the record at the time that the drug or device is administered. MARs are commonly referred to as drug charts. Electronic versions may be referred to as e-MARs.
for a medication administration record. The term is common in Ireland
and the United Kingdom
.
Drug
A drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function. There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage.In pharmacology, a...
s administered to a patient
Patient
A patient is any recipient of healthcare services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, veterinarian, or other health care provider....
at a facility by a health care professional. The MAR is a part of a patient's permanent record in their medical chart. The health care professional signs off on the record at the time that the drug or device is administered. MARs are commonly referred to as drug charts. Electronic versions may be referred to as e-MARs.
Format
The actual chart varies from hospital to hospital and country to country. However they are typically of the format:- Administrative/Demographics
- Patient Name (often Surname, First name or similar)
- Patient Medical Record Number
- Ward +/- bed number
- Treating team details
- Allergies
- Other, variable - weightWeightIn science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force on the object due to gravity. Its magnitude , often denoted by an italic letter W, is the product of the mass m of the object and the magnitude of the local gravitational acceleration g; thus:...
, special diet, oxygen therapyOxygen therapyOxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen as a medical intervention, which can be for a variety of purposes in both chronic and acute patient care...
, application time of topical local anaesthetic e.g. EMLA
- Prescription Details
- Drug name
- Dosage strength
- Route
- Frequency
- Medication indication / Diagnosis
- Prescribing doctor details, signature
- Day by day chart where carersCaregiverCaregiver may refer to:* Caregiver or carer - an unpaid person who cares for someone requiring support due to a disability, frailty, mental health problem, learning disability or old age...
/nurses administering medications can sign when medication has been given
Kardex
A kardex (plural kardexes) is a genericised trademarkGenericized trademark
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for a medication administration record. The term is common in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.