Notes
- Have pharmacy and physician regularly review meds.
- Take complete medication history, including OTC and herbal supplements.
- Evaluate all meds for correct dose, duplication, and potential for drug–drug interactions; look up contraindications.
- Coordinate care if Pt has multiple physicians.
- Educate Pt and family about medication use.
- Encourage Pts to use one pharmacy for all their prescriptions.
- Help Pts develop simple medication regimen.
- Ensure that all pill bottles are easy to read and are labeled correctly.
- Encourage nonpharmacological treatments whenever possible.