2_Drug Information Flashcards
It is a field that covers a variety of practices outside the area of an institution or hospital.
Ambulatory Care
examples are:
* clinical pharmacist in community pharmacy
* outpatient facility of hospitals
* on-site service provider from employer wellness program
Ambulatory Care
they use multiple drug information skills to provide quality drug information to patient and healthcare providers.
Ambulatory care clinicians
Ambulatory Care is a field that covers a variety of practices ________ the area of an institution or hospital.
outside
Responsibilities of a Drug Information Specialist in Ambulatory Care:
Assist in the search for _______ therapy plan
most cost-effective
Responsibilities of a Drug Information Specialist in Ambulatory Care:
Ensuring that medications are following ________________
current practice
guidelines
Responsibilities of a Drug Information Specialist in Ambulatory Care:
Ensuring that patient’s have ________ of their
medications
proper understanding
Responsibilities of a Drug Information Specialist in Ambulatory Care:
Guide the ___________ of unused or unwanted medications
proper disposal
Responsibilities of a Drug Information Specialist in Ambulatory Care:
Deliver _______ health information for diseases
preventive
Responsibilities of a Drug Information Specialist in Ambulatory Care:
Incorporate _________ into daily practice
quality assurance
Tasks of Drug Information Specialist in Ambulatory Care:
* _______ appropriate medical treatment
* ________ between available data in health information technology and utilizing these data to treat patients
*________ patients about their treatment
research, bridge gap. educate
aids in prescription decision-making (2 answers)
Drug Formularies, Clinical Practice Guidelines
some medication regardless of formulary status require _________ from insurance
prior approval
list of medications that are approved to be paid or provided at a discounted rate by individual or insurance plans
DRUG FORMULARIES
helps clinicians remain updated with the most current procedures in the management of a condition
Clinical Practice Guidelines
aids in the logical prescription decision- making
Clinical Practice Guidelines
is a set of protocols related to the management of specific diseases which includes medication that are used preferably.
CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES
serves as readily-accessible source of drug information via apps or internet websites.
Electronic Databases
clinicians can educate patients with the use of these databases for an on-the-go information source
Electronic Databases
requires careful evaluation of the quality of information provided
Electronic Databases
health-related literature such as tertiary resources made into an electronic or internet-based format.
Electronic Databases
- administration of specific medications (e.g., insulin, inhalers,
inj. anticoagulants) - management of ADRs (e.g., hypoglycemia, bleeding)
- dosing adjustments (e.g., during preoperative periods, specific illness)
- proper medication disposal
- provide immunization information
The ff are Areas filled by __________
Ambulatory Clinicians
Pharmacy practice is moving away from its emphasis on a hands-on distribution model toward an emphasis on __________ and __________
system management and patient care services.
Pharmacists are encouraged to “embrace community pharmacy health care beyond _________” — this is to fill in knowledge gaps in the patient’s understanding of their healthcare management.
dispensing
Pharmacists are viewed as __________ and ___________ — can served as key medication advisor.
medication expert, trusted professionals
Drug leaflets, websites, and pharmacy assistants or technicians serve only as _______ for patient education.
substitutes
Patient engagement by pharmacists provides opportunity for patients to __________ and for the pharmacists __________ of their patients.
ask questions; earn the trust
________ of drug information and ________ provided by the pharmacist are main reasons for coming back to the community pharmacy.
ACCURACY; TRUST
under community practice:
* delivers written or verbal drug information through a planned activity initiated by the health care provider.
* specific for a individual patient and patient condition
PATIENT EDUCATION
- sought by patient in response to their need for more information about their health status.
- not specific to a patient
CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION
evidences used in the presentation of information must be of high quality and strength, and results into something _________ to the patient.
beneficial
allows patients to create content and share information about their health on the internet.
social media sites
a belief when patient share information through social networking, their collective wisdom is more beneficial than the expert opinion of one individual.
wisdom of crowds
wikis, blogs, forums, social networks, video-sharing platforms are examples of _________
Social Media
gives more power to patients to access information about their medications and diseases states using health applications.
Smartphones
_________ as a platform for health information is skyrocketing and pharmacist must keep up to this modern avenue for health care information.
mobile technology
MyFitnessPal, GlucoseBuddy, ZocDoc are examples of
health applications
Pharmacist can encourage patients to consult with them and view _____ only as an extension of care and a way to improve communications
CHI’s
Pharmacist can design classes or programs to teach patients about the use of quality CHI especially those found on the internet — _________
HON certified sites.
The only real way to assess quality of web information is for pharmacist to _________ if the sources is useful for the needs of the patient.
personally evaluate
Pharmacists can provide ____________ in order to increase the __________ of patients —the new model of drug information in community practice.
information therapy; health literacy
Pharmacists can provide information therapy in order to increase the health literacy of patients — the ___________ in community practice.
new model of drug information
providing patients with evidence-based patient education and/or medical information at just the right time to most effectively assist the patient in making specific health decision or change in their behavior.
INFORMATION THERAPY
capability of patients to read or hear health information, understand it, and then act on the health information.
HEALTH LITERACY
