Medicines: a Patient Profile Summary

A unique patient health information system providing trustworthy, up-to-date simplified information on licensed and unlicensed medicines available in the UK

Explore MaPPs

Medicines: a Patient Profile Summary

A unique patient health information system providing trustworthy, up-to-date simplified information on licensed and unlicensed medicines available in the UK

Explore MaPPs

Introducing MaPPs

Patient-Friendly, Personalised Medicines Information

MaPPs are patient friendly personalised information summaries that detail what the medicine is, how to take it and any possible side effects

All these resources are easy to read and available in a ready to view, send or print format. This aids patient understanding and allows healthcare professionals and carers to improve patient experience and improve medicines safety

Improve patient communication and facilitate shared decision making
MaPPs Content Director Prof Steve Bazire MBE is interviewed at the Pharmacy Show in Birmingham about the MaPPs product

MaPPs is an online resource that can be used to generate up-to-date simple language medicines summaries:

A personalised MaPPs information sheet, with the subscribers bespoke branding, can be generated for each patient using the MaPPs system

This can be provided in an electronic format to send by email or as a hard copy to take home, copies can also be attached to patient notes as a record of your conversation

Every MaPPs leaflet provides:

Indication, use directions, possible side effects and any main warnings
Individualised medicines information that can be transferred electronically to patient