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AIBU to sort my mum’s medication and appointments at the GP?

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prescriptionargument · 07/05/2026 08:36

DM is 79. Needs a lot of support due to health issues. Recently dsis demanded I do more (which is difficult as I work full time, have dc and difficult circumstances).

I said I’d pop in more to see DM and I’d take her to a few appts. Dsis said that I needed to take her to the GP for her blood pressure check, a blood test and a medication review.
Ive seen how many unused tablets etc she has so I thought it would be helpful to go through them beforehand and check what is current and what’s not.

At the appt we went through it all and some things were changed/ removed. Also DM had paracetamol and glucose on there so I said it’s ok to remove them as she has quite a stock building up and going forwards I’ll just purchase them.

Dsis has gone mad about this ??? Thinks I shouldn’t have ‘meddled’ and wants me to arrange getting them reinstated? I’m happy to purchase them once the current ones run out . The amount it would cost for one month is about £6!!!

Now dsis is saying she will get DM to retract the GP consent for me to be involved in her care and that she will find me other things to do not involving medical support .

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ButterYellowFlowers · 07/05/2026 08:50

Clearly she worries that you won’t buy them and she will be left to buy them instead. Set up a standing order on Boots or Amazon that delivers monthly and send her a screenshot. It sounds like she’s doing more of the care work than you and she’s overwhelmed

saraclara · 07/05/2026 08:47

She asked you to take your mum to a medication review. Does she not understand what happens at a medication review?

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