PRX325: Professional Communication IRAT #1

medication therapy management (MTM)

allows pharmacists to actively manage patients’ medications and didentify, prevent, and resolve medication-related problems

what do medication therapy management services include?

• medication therapy reviews

• pharmacotherapy consults

• anticoagulation management

• immunizations

• health and wellness programs

appointment-based model (ABM)

a patient-focused care model that can help patients take their medications, make a pharmacy’s workflow more efficient, and prevent problems before patients arrive at the pharmacy

• ABM patients have a DESIGNATED DAY to pick up all their medications

• ABM shifts pharmacy staff’s focus from passively filling prescriptions at the request of the patient on an unaligned schedule to proactively synchronizing a pick-up date for chronic medicines

collaborative practice agreement (CPA)

a formal agreement between prescribers(s) and pharmacist(s). allows licensed health care provider to make diagnoses, supervise patient care, and refer patients to pharmacists

• allows pharmacists to perform specific patient care functions, such as renewing prescriptions, modifying medication therapy according to the protocol and ordering lab tests