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Medicines are used more than any other intervention by patients as they strive to manage their medical conditions. The number of medicines prescribed, as well as the complexity of the medicines regimens that patients take, are and will continue to increase.

Nurses are involved in the management of medicines in almost every practice setting. Medicines management includes the safe and cost‐effective use of medicines in clinical practice, with greatest patient benefits, while at the same time minimising potential harm. It is essential that nurses have knowledge of the regulatory, professional, and legal and ethical frameworks that oversee the prescribing, storage, administration, and safe disposal of drugs and ensure they comply with them. The nurse must have a sound understanding of the wider field of therapeutic pharmacology, a key aspect of clinical practice aiming to provide safe and effective care through a sound understanding of how the use of drugs cause action and effect.