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title: "Self Administration"
url: "https://hxcare-help.pslhx.co.uk/en/article/self-administration"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-03-12T14:18:46.446Z"
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# Self Administration

When a service user want to manage some of their own medications, say for example a topical cream, a medication can be set to **Self Administration**.  Before a medication is set to Self Administration, you can also generate a paper MAR chart for them to also complete along side the administrations. See [Generate MAR Charts.](https://hxcare-help.pslhx.co.uk/en/article/generate-a-mar-chart)

On the service user Medication Details table, click **View** for the appropriate medication and then select to **Edit.** From here you will see a number of different options. Select **Self Administration** to ON. Follow the steps to now save the changes. 

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/fbfe47f3-2907-4b85-8e66-132240e9c264)

The MAR chart will be updated to show that the medication is set to self administration. 

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/f0251dc7-72fb-4d8d-b885-8a63d9e3e9be)

The medication will still be displayed in the Admin Portal but you will not be able to record an administration against it.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/8ab460d6-15a3-4ea6-ade3-022b0e86f8c1)

An example of a pre-generated MAR chart to support self administration.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/e68a44e1-0404-4388-9107-598c22f006ee)