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pharmaceutical care - correct answer ✔✔-describe broad based patient focused responsibilities
of pharm
-responsible provision of drug therapy for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes improve a
pts quality of life
four outcomes that improve pts quality of life - correct answer ✔✔-cure of disease
-elimination or reduction of symptoms
-arrest or slowing of disease process
-prevention of disease symptoms
define medication therapy management (MTM) - correct answer ✔✔-provide pharm with new
opportunities for direct patient care
-distinct service/group of services optimize therapeutic outcomes for individual pt
-indepent of, but can occur in conjunction with, provision of a med product
three goals of MTM - correct answer ✔✔-improved med understanding
-adherence & detection of med related problems
-include ADR
five core elements of MTM - correct answer ✔✔o Provide a comprehensive or targeted
medication therapy review
o Complete & update patient's personal medication record
o Develop a medication related patient directed action plan
, o Intervene and/or refer when appropriate
o Document all services and interventions, communicate results of the MTM encounter, and
provide appropriate follow-up
list the knowledge and skills needed for pt focused pharmacy practice - correct answer ✔✔-
know of disease, of drug therapy, of nondrug therapy, of lab and diagnostics testing
-communication skills, patient monitoring skills. physcial assessment skills, drug info skills,
therapeutic planning
relicensure requirements - correct answer ✔✔cont educ credits
occur on odd years
licensure - correct answer ✔✔-grad of college pharm accredited by ACPE (amer council on
pharm education)
-besides CA need NAPLEX
-must have ~1500 internship hours
-complete MPJE
-some states require lab exam
-immunization license
certifcate programs - correct answer ✔✔-volun
-on specific professional competencies.
-Dont require any additional training or experience beyond basic licensure requirements.
-Just complete the 15hour course and pass the demonstration of professional competency.
multidisciplinary disease specific credentialing - correct answer ✔✔-dif for each credential
-cert of DM need min 2 yr of professional practice, complet min 1000 hrs of DM self
management edu