Medication Administration Record

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A Medication Administration Record^[1] or MAR is the report that serves as a legal record of the drugs administered to a patient at a facility by a nurse or other healthcare professional. The nurse or healthcare professional signs off on the record at the time that the drug or device is administered. This report also documents that appropriate therapy is provided to the patient.

They are commonly referred to as a drug chart.

The actual chart varies from hospital to hospital and country to country. However they are typically of the format:

Administrative/Demographics
- Patient Name (often Surname, First name or similar)
- Patient Medical Record Number
- Ward +/- bed number
- Treating team details
- Allergies
- Other, variable - weight, special diet, oxygen therapy, application time of topical local anaesthetic e.g. EMLA

Prescription Details
- Drug name
- Dosage strength
- Route
- Frequency
- Prescribing doctor details, signature
- Day by day chart where carers/nurses administering medications can sign when medication has been given