Medication therapy management

Hatlebakk JG. Medical therapy. Management of the refractory patient. Gastroenterol Chn North Am 1999 28 847-860. 

Identify principal domains of pharmacy care. Describe the practices of pharmaceutical care and medication therapy management as a series of management functions. 

What is the significance of management within the context of the pharmaceutical care and medication therapy management movements Why has its significance typically been overlooked by pharmacists and pharmacy students ... 

FROM PHARMACEUTICAL CARE TO MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT... 

GOOD MANAGEMENT PRACTICE AND MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT—A WINNING COMBINATION... 

Lewin Group. 2005. Medication therapy management services A critical review. J Am Pharm Assoc 45 580-7. 

While there have been numerous surveys regarding job satisfaction in pharmacy, the development of the concept of medication therapy management as a new... 

Identify medication therapy management (MTM) opportunities available via Medicare Part D. 

Table 17-2. Medication Therapy Management Services Definition and Program Criteria...

Medication Therapy Management is a distinct service or group of services that optimize therapeutic outcomes for individual patients. Medication Therapy Management Services are independent of, but can occur in conjunction with, the provision of a medication product. 

Medication Therapy Management encompasses a broad range of professional activities and responsibilities within the licensed pharmacist s, or other qualified health care provider s, scope of practice. These services include but are not limited to the following, according to the individual needs of the patient ... 

A program that provides coverage for Medication Therapy Management Services shall include ... 

Increased dispensed prescriptions Increased access to needed medications for Medicare-eligible individuals Medication therapy management available for high users of medications Tricare access standard ensures access to pharmacy... 

Boyd ST, Boyd LC, Zillich AJ. 2006. Medication therapy management survey of the prescription drug plans. J Am Pharm Assoc 46 692. 

Daniel GW, Malone DC. 2007. Characteristics of older adults who meet the annual prescription drug expenditure threshold for Medicare medication therapy management programs. JManag Care Pharm 13 142. 

Touchette DR, Burns AL, Bough MA, Blackburn JC. 2006. Survey of medication therapy management programs under Medicare Part D. J Am Pharm Assoc 46 683. 

Many pharmacists have argued and fought for expanded roles in patient-oriented medication therapy management (MTM). These newer roles obviously increase the risk exposure of the pharma-... 

The process of pharmacists dispensing prescriptions is designed to ensure that patients receive the proper drug in the correct dosage and with correct directions for use. This pharmaceutical care requires the pharmacist to perform an assessment of the patient s medications, to monitor their use and effects, and to communicate with the prescriber and patient to correct or prevent drug-related problems. This drug therapy review service is codified in the term medication therapy management. 

Bluml BM. Definition of medication therapy management development of professionwide consensus. JAPhA 2005 45 566-572. Bond W, Hussar D. Detection methods and strategies for improving medication compliance.Am J Hosp Pharm 1991 48 1978-1988. 

Inform the pharmacy and medical communities about the standards of medication therapy management toward which we all should strive and which all patients wiU one day expect and, yes, demand. 

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