when a patient is prescribed medication, the details are recorded. This includes the patient's name and number,drug number and name,units per day,method of administration(for example,oral,intravenous(IV)),start and finish date. The medication(pharmaceutical supplies)given to each patient is monitored. An example of a Wellmeadows Hospital report uesd to record the details medication given to a patient called Robert MaDonald is shown in Figure B.5.