At the bottom of every MAR sheet there are several codes relating to medication administration. These are used to indicate what happened when the medication was administered. We've written a short blog to decode these codes and help you understand exactly what each means.
One of the many things you’ll come across in the social care industry are abbreviations and acronyms. Something that eMar charts have in abundance and if you’ve found yourself wondering what these chart codes mean, we’re here to decode them. MAR charts can differ depending on the pharmacy that provides them or the template you’re using to record medication administration. However, most of them will contain the same codes. Read on to find out what each code means.
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