Community Pharmacist Role Wil Medication Management (MTM)

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Community pharmacist has historically been seen as a health professional that dispenses medications according to the prescription and assures that the medication is provided to the patient in an accurate manner. Even though pharmacists have been provided training in numerous areas such as patient education, preventative care, and health & wellness, they often gear their clinical knowledge as a means of mainly reviewing the prescribed drug regimen to ensure that the dosing is appropriate and the drug interactions are minimal. However since then, the pharmacists’ roles have been expanding more than ever especially with the passing of the SB 493 bill. This bill officially recognizes pharmacists as “healthcare providers” and provides them a number of opportunities such as being part of the “core of the health-care system” and being reimbursed for their services in improving the health and wellness of the patients. Therefore, community pharmacist’s main role …show more content…

There are currently millions of individuals that have at least one or multiple chronic medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, etc. With these chronic illnesses, patients have a higher chance of facing medical complications, spending a higher amount of money in overall treatment, and having lower rates of medication compliance. When pharmacists no longer have to dispense medications as their primary function, they will be able dedicate their time in reviewing the patient’s medical and drug histories. They will evaluate this information and determine whether the therapies are appropriate. If there are any regimens that are not deemed appropriate, then recommendations for adjustments are relay to the physician and other healthcare providers. This service performed by pharmacist has been shown to increase medication compliance and outcomes for

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