PPCP - Pharmacists' Patient Care Process

1. List the 5 steps of the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process.

1. Collect

2. Assess

3. Plan

4. Implement

5. Follow-up: Monitor and Evaluate

2. Describe the 5 steps of the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process.

Collect: Pharmacist collects relevant and necessary subjective/objective information about the patient and is responsible for analyzing data in order to understand the relevant medical/medical history and clinical status of the patient. (med list, prescriptions/non-prescriptions/herbals, med history/biometric tests, patient lifestyle)

Assess: Assess information collected and form problem list of patients active medical problems and medical therapy to prioritize recommendations to improve patient health. (medication safety/effectiveness, health/functional status, immunization status)

Plan: develop a patient center plan. address meds, identify goals, updated med list, personalized education for patient, support care continuity

Implement: implements care plan in collaboration with other health care professionals. discuss plan, provides med list, schedules follow up, documents encounter

Follow up/monitor and evaluate: Provides ongoing follow up to make sure meds are doing their job. Outcomes of care.

3. List the four medication-related needs, in preferred order, that guide drug therapy assessment.

Indication:

• Unnecessary medication therapy

• Needs additional medication therapy

Effectiveness:

• Ineffective medication

• Dosage too low

• Needs additional monitoring

Safety:

• Adverse medication event

• Dosage too high

• Needs additional monitoring

Adherence:

• Adherence

• Cost

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