Electronic medication administration

eMAR for care homes.
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Kiwi's eMAR was built by a former registered manager who previously ran learning-disability, mental-health and nursing homes, and supported-living services, during his career. Rounds are grouped by resident, controlled drugs need a witness, PRN is per person, and the MAR chart looks like the paper one your staff already understand.

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An electronic MAR chart your staff already understand.

Rounds by resident, not by drug

Open the round, see each person with what is due, tap to sign. PRN shows "given 2× today" with who and when, and a Give again button. A dose still unsigned at the end of its day is recorded as missed from 2am the next morning, for the manager to review.

  • Morning, lunch, evening, night and custom round times
  • Each dose recorded as given, refused, missed or not required, with a note
  • Missed doses listed for a manager to review
Morning round14 to give
Jordan · Sertraline 50mgsigned
Priya · Paracetamol 500mgsigned
Marcus · Lorazepam PRNwitness
Jordan · Omeprazole 20mgdue

A MAR chart that looks like a MAR chart

Dates across the top, medications down the side, ticks and codes in the squares. Seven, fourteen or twenty-eight days. Hover any square for who signed and when. Discontinued medicines keep their history. Download as PDF with the signature record of every staff member.

  • 7-, 14- and 28-day views
  • PDF with allergies, period and signature list
  • Multi-dose medicines shown once with their times

Controlled drugs, with a named witness

Every CD administration and every stock movement needs a second member of staff named as witness. Kiwi keeps the CD record as you go: book in, administer, dispose, count, with running balances and a permanent movement ledger. Discrepancies follow the rules set out in Kiwi: recount with a witness, report to the manager, resolve with a reason, recount at handover.

  • Witness on every dose and stock move
  • Running balance and movement ledger
  • Discrepancy workflow with permanent record
CD register · Lorazepam 1mgbalance 28
Received 30 · PharmacyAS + JB
Given 1 · MarcusAS + PK
Given 1 · MarcusJB + AS
Count 28 · matchesok

A medicine dictionary that helps prevent mistakes

700+ UK medicines, with links to BNF and eMC information where available. Around 200 common medicines come with their licensed strengths and forms, so for paracetamol staff pick a real presentation from the list instead of typing a dose. Routes include oral, buccal, rectal, PEG and patches. Managers can add medicine names from the NHS dm+d list too.

  • Licensed strengths and forms for common medicines
  • Form-aware dosing and guideline hints
  • Over-the-counter cupboard with discard rules
Add medicationBNF dictionary
Paracetamol · 500mg tabletoral
Paracetamol · 250mg/5ml suspensionoral
Paracetamol · 500mg suppositoryrectal
Other, type manually…
A senior carer checking a tablet on a medicines trolley during the morning roundTwo care staff checking a medicine together at a locked medicines cabinet
Questions

Things managers ask.

Does it handle PRN properly?

Yes. Each resident has their own PRN protocol: what it is for, the signs to look for, the maximum in 24 hours and what to try first. The round shows how many times it has been given today and by whom.

Can we still print a MAR?

Yes. Any resident's MAR chart for the last 28 days, as a PDF with the signature record. For older periods, the report builder exports medicine records for any date range as PDF or CSV. Inspectors and pharmacists get a MAR chart in the format they're used to.

What about stock?

Book in, give, dispose and count. Balances update on every dose and low stock shows on the dashboard.

What is the difference between a MAR chart and eMAR?

A MAR chart is the medication administration record: the list of each person's medicines with a box for every dose. eMAR is the electronic version. Each dose is recorded on a phone or tablet with the time and staff member, and a scheduled dose that hasn't been signed by the end of its day is recorded as missed rather than left blank. Kiwi's eMAR also downloads a 28-day MAR chart as a PDF.

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