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The use of medicine within healthcare is a growing area, with more people having a chronic condition or acute illness requiring medication treatment. Medication management is a multidisciplinary process including pharmacists, doctors, allied health professionals and nurses and one with risk of error. Under the professional bodies within healthcare we are expected to ‘do no harm’ and yet there are still errors happening with regard to medicine management. It is important to follow the professional guidelines and to work within local policies and procedures as well as ensuring individual capability. Reporting errors when found and learning from the factors surrounding those errors as a reflective practitioner can improve the safety of patients and improve the support for the various systems in place. Ensuring that nurses have the knowledge and skills going forward with regard to medicine storage, management and administration following the 10 Rs is essential. There is a need for healthcare students to develop knowledge as lifelong learners and apply skills so that when they are admitted to the professional register they will be fit for purpose and fit for practice.