Charlotte Bekker
It is essential for patients to bring their medication and other healthcare items with them when they leave their homes during an evacuation because medication loss is a major issue in disaster settings. This article is based on a systematic review of the literature on medication loss. The goal of this review was to find out how much medication is lost, what it means, how much work it takes to get prescriptions filled and how to be better prepared. The review revealed that the medical relief teams are significantly burdened by the loss of medications, prescriptions and medical aids. Drugs are not the only medical aids; routine medications, medical and allergy records, devices for specific care and daily life and emergency medications are also included. A personal emergency pack that people can carry with them at all times is one possible solution. Stakeholders, particularly health professionals, need to be actively involved in the preparation plans in order to guarantee that patients are adequately prepared. We are now taking actions to spread our findings, such as presenting at conferences and through posters, in order to raise awareness among patients and healthcare professionals because our findings have little impact on disaster risk reduction unless shared widely. Our findings were presented at the Evidence Aid Symposium on September 20, 2014, in Hyderabad, India, as part of these activities.
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