The document discusses the importance of medication history interviews. A medication history interview involves collecting detailed information from a patient about all prescribed and non-prescribed medications they have taken. This information includes allergies, adherence to treatments, and use of alternative medicines. Collecting a thorough medication history helps prevent prescription errors, detect potential drug-related issues, and allows healthcare providers to develop better treatment plans by understanding a patient's complete medication use and history. The interview collects demographic data, medical information, and details on both current and past prescription and non-prescription medication use.

1. PATIENT MEDICATION HISTORY INTERVIEW
Dr. Subhash R. Yende
Asst. Professor,
Gurunanak College of Pharmacy, Nagpur
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2. INTRODUCTION
 Interviewing a patient for collection
of data related to medical history is
called medication history interview
 It is a detailed, accurate and complete account of all
prescribed and non-prescribed medications that a patient
had taken or is currently taking.
 It provides information of patients’ allergic tendencies,
adherence to pharmacological and nonpharmacological
treatments, self-medication with complementary and
alternative medicines.
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3.  Identifies patients’ needs
 Explores the patient’s perspective of illness and its
treatment
 Preventing prescription errors and consequent risks
to patients.
 Detecting drug-related pathology or changes in
clinical signs that may be the result of drug therapy
 Collect all currently and recently prescribed drugs,
previous adverse drug reactions and adherence to
therapy for the better health care plan
 Assess patient medication compliance
 Assess the rationale for drug prescribed
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4.  Demographic information such as
age, height, weight, education,
occupation, type of residence etc
 Dietary information
 Social habits such as tobacco, alcohol, illicit drug use
 Current and/or past prescription medication such as
name, dose regime, reason for medication or stopping
of medication, outcome of therapy etc.
 Current and/or past Non prescription medication
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DATA COLLECTED

5.  Current and/or past complementary or alternative
medication
 ADR or Allergies- drug name, dose regime, reason for
medication, date of reaction, description of reaction,
treatment for reaction
 Vaccination
 Adherence to past treatment courses
 Medicines found to be ineffective.
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MEDICATION HISTORY INTERVIEW FORMS

7. Reference
 https://www.slideshare.net/rafibhatttt/medication-
history-interview
 AB Budhrani, R. Usman, M Sharma, P Kumar.
Concise Course in Pharmacy Practice. S. Vikas
and Company.
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