OBJECTIVE To implement and evaluate an introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE) based on the medication therapy management (MTM) service model. DESIGN Patient Care 2 is an IPPE that introduces third-year pharmacy students to the MTM service model. Students interacted with older adults to identify medication-related problems and develop recommendations using core MTM elements. Course o...

OBJECTIVES To collect and describe information from providers of medication therapy management (MTM) services regarding (1) implementation strategies used for providing MTM services to patients/clients; (2) specific measures, if any, used to quantify the costs and benefits of MTM; (3) how the value of MTM services was tracked during 2007; and (4) barriers to offering MTM services to patients/cl...

To determine the impact of advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPE) on student self-confidence related to medication therapy management (MTM), fourth-year pharmacy students were surveyed pre/post APPE to: identify exposure to MTM learning opportunities, assess knowledge of the MTM core components, and assess self-confidence performing MTM services. An anonymous electronic questionnaire adm...

After reading this article on overac­ tive bladder, the family physician will be able to: 1. Characterize the impact of overactive bladder in women 2. Describe the role of patient education, behavioral modification, and pharma­ cologic treatment 3. Select antimuscarinic therapy based on patient characteristics and comorbidities 4. Describe the efficacy and safety of mira­ begron and onabotulinu...

PURPOSE The results of a survey assessing the practice settings, clinical activities, and reimbursement experiences of pharmacists with advanced-practice designations are reported. METHODS A questionnaire was sent to all certified Pharmacist Clinicians in New Mexico and all Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners in North Carolina (a total of 189 pharmacists at the time of the survey in late 2008) to...

We hypothesize that recent changes in policy and the spread of in-store medical clinics favor the provision of medication therapy management (MTM) services by large chain pharmacies while creating the potential for conflicts of interest from employed prescribers. First, MTM is now required by Medicare Part D, but the program may be more practical for community pharmacy chains than independent p...

One of the most challenging aspects of the management of inflammatory bowel disease is the high frequency of incomplete or absent response to medical therapy. Although many patients may be truly refractory to medical therapy, a lack of response may indicate several possibilities, including incorrect diagnosis, progression of disease extent, intestinal complication, superinfection, underdosing o...

Background Adherence to inhalation therapy is a critical determinant of the success of asthma management. However, in practice, no adherence to inhalation therapy is very common in asthmatics. The effects of adherence to inhalation therapy in asthma is less known about the relationship between medication adherence and quality of life in these patients. The aim of this study is to assess the fac...

background about one third of unwanted reported medication consequences are due to medication errors, resulting in one-fifth of hospital injuries. objectives the aim of this study was determined formal and informal medication errors of nurses and the level of importance of factors in refusal to report medication errors among nurses. patients and methods the cross-sectional study was done on the...