Medication Therapy Management is a partnership between three main parties: the pharmacist(s), doctor(s), and the patient. It promotes the safe and effective use of medications while helping the patient achieve the targeted effect from the medication therapy. It includes:
- Analysis
- Consultation
- Education
- And monitoring services by pharmacists.
This helps the patient get the best results from medications through:
- Enhancing understanding of medication therapy
- Increasing adherence to medications
- Controlling costs
- And preventing drug complications, conflicts, and interactions.
Improving the use of medications can improve patients' lives and help control the nation's rising healthcare costs. Consider these facts:
- 125,000 people die every year due to adverse events related to medications in hospitals.
- Misuse of medications results in $177 billion in medical costs
- For every $1 spent on prescription medications, over $2 is spent addressing resulting medical problems.
- 51% of Americans of all ages are on chronic medications.
For more information about Medication Therapy Management services, please contact us!