"The Medication Therapy Management Clinic aims to provide the safest and most effective individualised medication therapies, while also encouraging patients to commit to their medication regimen and other treatments through regular follow-up care," Dr Rasha al-Anany, director of Pharmacy, Al Wakra Hospital, said in a press statement.
Dr al-Anany noted that the clinic is staffed by registered clinical pharmacists with extensive experience in medication therapy management.
Patients continue to benefit from Al Wakra Hospital's Medication Therapy Management Clinic
"Since the inception of the campaign,
medication worth around Dh21.3 million has been donated to various charities in the UAE.
Over Dh20m-worth medicines donated
FDA said it is working to find a safe balance to limit the risk to patients with these
medications.
Recalls Create Blood Pressure Medication Shortage
Occupational therapists can contribute effectively to
medication management (Cole, 2011; Schwartz & Smith, 2016) by identifying the problems that make it difficult for clients to adhere to
medication routines and by helping them to integrate
medication administration into their individualized daily life routines (Renda, Lee, Keglovits, & Somerville, 2016).
Medication Management in Home Health Care Occupational Therapy Practice
Conclusions: Our study results suggest that
medication adherence is good in patients with hypertension (HT).
Evaluation of medication adherence in hypertensive patients and influential factors
"Inadequate availability of asthma
medications in the home is a barrier to adherence among low-income urban preschoolers," the authors write.
Many Children With Asthma Do Not Have Medications Ready; Low-income urban preschoolers with asthma may not meet home medication readiness criteria
Since the launch of the expansion, collections have reached nearly 40 percent of the organizations' goal to collect an additional 300 tons of unwanted
medication in two years.
Walgreens medication disposal program collects more than 270 tons of unused medicine
If the pharmacist recommends a change in
medication, the primary care provider or any specialist involved will need to approve the change.
Overmedicating Seniors: Fifty percent of seniors are taking too many medications
Some institutions have adopted use of
medication safety vests for nurses to wear to alert colleagues and patients of their involvement in
medication administration.
Improving Medication Administration Safety in the Clinical Environment
- US-based nonprofit organisation The Institute for Safe
Medication Practices, with the support of US-based renal and hospital products company Baxter International (NYSE: BAX), is launching a two-year International Safe
Medication Management Fellowship programme, the organisation said.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices to Launch Fellowship Programme with Baxter Support
Most
medications used in paediatrics are used off-label and hence adult dosage forms are administered, which may increase opportunities for
medication errors with subsequent risks for the patient.
Identifying medication errors in the neonatal intensive care unit and paediatric wards using a medication error checklist at a tertiary academic hospital in Gauteng, South Africa
Standardized questions included, reason of self
medication, type of
medication, adverse reactions of
medication and perception of patients about self
medication and demographic questions.
SELF MEDICATION AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS VISITING A TERTIARY CARE DENTAL HOSPITAL
Noncompliance can entail, among other things, taking too much or too little of a
medication, failing to fill or refill a prescription, skipping or forgetting to take a dose, abandoning a
medication altogether, taking someone else's
medication, or taking a
medication prescribed for a different condition.
Medication compliance: a prescription for better health: follow the advice of your doctor and pharmacist to get the most out of your medications and avoid potential health risks