Patient instructions pharmacy preparation

During daily practice, a pharmacist may advise and instruct patients about handling their medicines. Also a pharmacist may have to manage different aspects of pharmacy preparation and the logistics of medicines. Therefore it is useful to have some reference works at hand ... 

Is combination or adaptation of licensed products aimed at a better adherence, it is to be preferred that physician and pharmacist give clear advice about the administration of the original products or start from a standard pharmacy formulation. For the instruction of patients where, how, how often and how long to apply cutaneous preparations, a special form with an outline figure may be helpful, see Fig. 2.5. 

Product care and patient care are the essential functions of the pharmacist at the end of the supply chain where the pharmacist meets the patient. Product care is associated with procuring (availability), storage and dispensing, including instruction of the patient of medicinal products as well as with preparation if necessary. Patient care may include counselling on the choice of medication regimens, a key part of basic academic pharmaceutical education. It may also be associated with properties of medicinal products such as efficacy and safety or lack of safety and lack of efficacy. Healthcare professionals and patients are then the first to complain about the services delivered by the pharmacy. 

Storage instructions that are important for the usage period should be on the label (e.g. Keep refrigerated, or Store at room temperature). Sometimes only the pharmacy stock needs to be kept in the refrigerator, while this is not necessary for the short period the patient uses the medicine. Examples are Acetic acid Ear drops and Atimos or Foradil aerosol. Both ear drops and preparations for inhalation should be at least at room temperature when used, because low temperatures can be unpleasant for the patient. 

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