End of Life Drug Card — Anticipatory Medications
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Abid Nisar
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Emergency Medicine
Last edited
6/17/2026
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About this workflow
Generates an individualised End of Life anticipatory medication card for a patient in the dying phase, covering pain, breathlessness, nausea, agitation, and secretions. Aligned with NICE NG31, national palliative care formulary, and Six Steps to Success framework.
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PATIENT & CLINICAL CONTEXT
| Location: [Hospital] Diagnosis: Nephrotic syndrome (presumed minimal change disease) Prognosis: [Weeks—expected recovery with treatment, but EOL not appropriate] Recognised as dying: [REQUIRED — Dying phase NOT applicable; patient NOT at EOL] Preferred place of death: [REQUIRED] | Achievable: [REQUIRED] DNACPR: [REQUIRED] | ReSPECT/ACP: [REQUIRED] Palliative care involved: [No — refer only if appropriate]
MEDICATION REVIEW All regular medications reviewed: [REQUIRED — Not EOL context] Stopped (non-essential): [REQUIRED] Continued (comfort-essential): [REQUIRED] Route: [Oral appropriate — swallowing intact]
ANTICIPATORY MEDICATION PRESCRIPTION [EOL anticipatory drugs NOT indicated—patient NOT dying] [EOL medication prescription is NOT appropriate for this scenario.]
**[CRITICAL INPUT MISSING / Not an EOL patient:
- Patient weight: REQUIRED
- eGFR: Normal (provided)
- Opioid requirement: Not applicable — not indicated
- Clinical context: Not in the dying phase — EOL anticipatory medication is not appropriate for this patient]**
Review plan:
- Refer to paediatric nephrology team for further management.
- Immediate EOL anticipatory prescribing is NOT indicated in this child.
- If patient becomes EOL, REASSESS and complete tool with relevant data.
This card must be reviewed every 24h: not applicable — patient is NOT recognised as dying. If believed to be EOL, critical data REQUIRED to proceed.
How to use this workflow
This workflow runs as the ordered steps shown above. It gathers the information it needs, works through each step, and checks with you where the design asks it to. To add it to your account, simply click the “Use Workflow” button above; you can then adjust any step before running it. If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out to the support team or refer to the description and example output provided above.