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- 1. MEDICATION ADHERENCE PRESENTED BY -AMITSHUKLA ( B.PHARMA FINAL YEAR ) SCPM COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
- 2. INTRODUCTION Medication adherence- “ Medication adherence or patient adherence means correct following of medical advice by the patient.” or When patient take their medication as prescribed. It is a factors that determines the therapeutic out comes, in a patient suffering from chronic illness/ diseases.
- 3. CAUSES OF MEDICATION NON-ADHERENCE “ When patient do not take their medication as prescribed.” Social – economic Poor of social economic status Lack of family or social support Lack of financial resources Busy work schedules High cost of medication Health care system related Poor communication Poor understanding Poor relationship with doctor Lack of knowledge Poor medication distribution
- 4. Therapy related Timing of medication Dose of medication Duration of treatment Lack of immediate benefit of therapy Condition related Severity of symptom Patient related Lack of motivation Stress , depression Lack of education Patient forget to take medicine Lack of symptom’s Misunderstanding
- 5. PHARMACISTS ROLE IN MEDICATION ADHERENCE Pharmacists can improve medication adherence because the can actually show the medication to the patient and relate any information to the medication. Educate patients regarding medication adherence . Pharmacists can impart the information that patients need to know such as- Name and purpose of the drug When and how to take the medication Possible side effect , precaution, interaction with food or other drugs. Duration of therapy
- 6. Strategies to improve the pharmacist-patient relationship: Improve communication skills. Improving patient education Give clear explanation Check the patient understanding Monitor the side effect Monitor the beneficial effect Speak the same language of patient.
- 7. MONITORING OF MEDICATION ADHERENCE Assessment , qualification measurement and evaluation of adherence Direct and indirect methods – The direct measurement includes Drug monitoring Detection of the drug Direct observation therapy The indirect measurement includes Self reports Medicine counts( capsule / tablet ) Rates of prescription refills Measure pharmacological response
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