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Patient interview is crucial for proper diagnosis and pharmaceutical care (PC). Pharmacists must gather patient-specific medical and drug histories competently, evaluate the data collected, identify and prioritize a patient's drug therapy problem(s), develop and implement a care plan, and monitor the outcomes achieved to practice patient-centered pharmacy. Integral to patient-centered pharmacy practice is the process of collecting a patient's history to find and resolve the 7 types of drug therapy problems: no indication for drug therapy; dosage too high; dosage too low; wrong drug (also referred to as ineffective drug); adverse drug reaction; inappropriate compliance; and needs additional drug therapy. Read Also:  Benefits Of Pharmaceutical Care To The Pharmacist, Patient And The Government Medication therapy management services should include a systematic process of collecting patient-specific information, assessing drug therapy to identify medication-related problems, priori...

Pharmaceutical care competency are pharmaceutical knowledge, attitudes, skills and behaviours a pharmacist acquires, accumulates and develops through education, training and work experience. With the above attributes, a pharmacist can carry out duties accurately with all confidence. This also includes making correct judgement and interacting appropriately with patients and other healthcare professionals. Pharmaceutical care (PC) competency Competency is characterized by a strong knowledge base, good problem-solving and decision-making abilities and ability to apply knowledge and experience to diverse patient care situations. Read Also:  Definition Of Pharmaceutical Care (PC) Competencies 1. Design and evaluate therapeutic regimens to optimize drug use. 2. Design and implement strategies that influence prescriber and patient behavior to achieve optimal outcomes. 3. Apply pharmacokinetic and pharmacologic parameters to prevent, manage, or resolve drug-related problems. 4. Acquire and...

Pharmacy profession have evolve over the years to fit social needs. From apothecary model, compounding model, distribution model, clinical pharmacy model and now pharmaceutical care (PC) model with different phylosophy and practice. Pharmaceutical care Definition Of Pharmaceutical Care (PC) Pharmaceutical care as defined by Hepler and Linda Strand is the responsible provision of drug therapy for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes that improve a patient's quality of life. This came from their article ‘Opportunities and responsibilities in pharmaceutical care’ from 1990 and became the ignition and spark pharmaceutical care need to take a stand. Ever since then, different definitions have been use such as the direct, responsible provision of medication-related care for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes that improve a patient's quality of life. The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) 1998 statement describes pharmaceutical care as the responsible provisio...