Don’t you think your daily work can be lead in other way as well?
Medication review is a systematic evolution of patients medicine with the aim of optimising therapy and minimising harm. Clinical pharmacist play a crucial role in the process, especially for patients on long-term or multiple medication.
Overtime medicines that were once necessary, may come in appropriate due to changes in status, age, organ function, or treatment guideline. Without regular review, patient are act, risk of adverse drug reaction, drug, drug interaction, unnecessary therapy, and reduce adherence. Clinical pharmacist, the indication safety and effectiveness of each medicine.
Through medication review, pharmacist identify high drugs, such as long-term proton pump inhibitors, corticosteroids said, use and NASIDs. They recommended those adjustment, safer alternatives or deprescribing when the risk outweighs the benefit. Pharmacist also monitor Laboratory values, asses, renal, and hepatic function and evaluate patient reported symptoms that may be drug related.
Equally important is patient counselling. Clinical pharmacist, educate patients about proper medicine, use potential side-effect, and the importance of follow improving adherence of outcomes. Collaboration with physician and ensure that medication changes are evidence based and patient centered.
Medication review transforms prescribing from a static decision into a dynamic ongoing process positioning clinical pharmacist, and key contributor of medication, safety and quality patient care.
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