RX Note

MARCH 30, 2023

Introduction Telepharmacy refers to the delivery of pharmaceutical care service through telecommunication to patients in locations where they may not have direct contact with a pharmacist. Some of the possibel services are patient counselling, drug therapy monitoring (e.g.

Medication Dispensing 40

Medication Dispensing Patient Counseling Hospitals 40

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

JANUARY 13, 2023

A common issue that I have witnessed and addressed is unacceptable patient counseling on new prescriptions. Kansas regulation states that a pharmacist should personally offer counseling to a patient or a patient’s agent with each new prescription. The Board has interpreted this as face-to-face counseling.

Pharmacy Technician 52

Pharmacy Technician Independent Pharmacies Nursing Homes Patient Counseling 52

RX Note

JULY 30, 2023

To avoid misunderstanding of public on the level of risk, we should avoid using verbal descriptors such as 'common', but to use frequencies in patient counselling - e.g. 1 person in every 1000. Rather, terms such as 'common' and 'uncommon' are often used in product leaflets to describe levels of risk of ADRs.

Adverse Reactions 52

Adverse Reactions Patient Counseling Medical Records Documentation 52