Drug therapy management

The expected outcomes of the patient depend on the reason for administration of penicillin but may include an optimal response to drug therapy, management of common adverse reactions, and an understanding of and compliance with the prescribed drug regimen. 

Garmichael JM, O Gonnell MB, Devine B et al. Gollaborative drug therapy management by pharmacists. Pharmacotherapy 1997 17 1050-1061. 

Currently, pharmacists receive Medicare reimbursement for providing education to patients with diabetes. To illustrate how this legislation could build on the experience with pharmacists in disease and drug therapy management (collective drug therapy management, CDTM) to improve the quality of care delivered in the U.S., issues surrotmding atrial fibrillation and stroke will be discussed. 

Mergers, alliances, and other partnerships among health care providers and related businesses will strain ethical and moral boundaries for health care professionals, such as pharmacists Clinical drug therapy management will play an increasingly important role in overall health care as evidence continues to accumulate that drug therapy itself is often the least expensive component of health care. As a result, pharmacists will be paid for and recognized as consultants to other clinicians and to patients. 

Perry H, Donnenfeld E. Medications for dry eye syndrome a drug-therapy. Manag Care 2003 12(12 suppl) S26-S32. 

Koch, K.E. Trends in collaborative drug therapy management. Drug Benefit Trends 2000, 12 (1), 45—54. 

Carmichael, I.M. O Connell, M.B. Devine, B. Kelly, W. Ereshefsky, I,. Linn, W. Stimmel, G.L. ACCP position statement Collaborative drug therapy management by pharmacists. Pharmacotherapy 1997, 17, 1050 1061. 

Collaborative Drug Therapy Management by Pharmacists (ACCP)... 

Collaborative drug therapy management, characterized by an interdisciplinary approach to patient care, is emerging as a solution that can maximize the patient s health-related quality of life, reduce the frequency of avoidable drug-related problems, and improve societal benefits from pharmaceuticals. In this approach to care, drug therapy decision making and management are coordinated collaboratively by pharmacists, physicians, other health care professionals, and the patient. 

This statement represents the position of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) on the role of pharmacists in collaborative drug therapy management. Furthermore, a model for collaborative management of drug therapy is described and endorsed as a way to enhance the quality of patient care within health care systems. 

IMPACT OF PHARMACISTS PERFORMING COLLABORATIVE DRUG THERAPY MANAGEMENT... 

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