D1 M5 Flashcards
Assessment of patient’s condition by the physician-diagnosis
Decision to Treat and Prescribe
Ascertain the most appropriate treatment option
Decision to Treat and Prescribe
Conveying the physician’s intention to treat and prescribe – prescription or medication order
Record Medicine Order
Communication is required to the consumer, the pharmacist, the nurse/caregiver
Record Medicine Order
Provides valuable safeguards for consumers
and prescribers
Review of Medicine
Ensure compliance with legislative requirements, optimize medicine use, verify and confirm intention, consider clinical
appropriateness prior to dispensing or administration
Review of Medicine
Includes the processes of dispensing, manufacturing or supplying, and is usually undertaken by pharmacists or other endorsed providers (nurses)
Issue of Medicine
Correct medicine should be manufactured or
selected, labeled fully and clearly and a record of issue is made
Issue of Medicine
Providing consumer-specific medicine
information
Provision of Medicine Information
Patient counseling
Provision of Medicine Information
Distributing medicines to care delivery areas
within a residential or healthcare facility or
for local storage by the consumer
Distribution and Storage of Medicines
Storage instructions
Distribution and Storage of Medicines
Use of medicines by the patients
Administration of Medicine
Emphasis on preparation prior to use
Administration of Medicine
Monitoring medicine effects
Monitor for Response
Positive and negative responses
Monitor for Response
Assess effectiveness, assist with future
decisions about therapy, and enable safe
transfer of care especially when another
healthcare provider is involved in ongoing
care
Transfer for Verified Information
Information for Transfer of Verified Information
▪ Current medicine regimen
▪ Quantity of medicine that was issued at transfer
▪ Changes to therapy during the episode of care
An integral service provided by the pharmacists as part of the medication management cycle
Dispensing
Consistent GDP is vital in ensuring that errors are detected and corrected at all stages of the dispensing process
Dispensing
It covers all activities
involved, from receiving the prescription to
issuing the prescribed medicine to the patient
Dispensing Process
