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Pharmacists Standard Operating Procedure of Australian Home Medicine Review of October 2011- A Review

. Jaidev Kumar, Mahendrappa, Vishwas Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, SS.Nagar, Mysore-570015


Abstract

The main intention of rendering Home Medicine Review health care services is to assist patients to improve health care outcomes as per the direction of medical consultant. HomeMedicine Review priority is given for patients who are prescribed with more number of medications (i.e > five medications) accompanied by medications with narrow therapeutic index followed by specialised drug delivery system to assess whether therapeutic outcomes are attained in those type of particular medical conditions. Home Medicine Review always preferred among elderly patients who are residing too far away from health care clinic and finding very difficult to have follow up with medical consultant. Home Medicine Review emphasizes on medication adherence and any patient with poor medication adherence will be assisted with ideal strategies to improve medication adherence. This type of health care services will always help in establishing good rapport between patient, pharmacist and general practitioner. HomeMedicine Review services in Australian region had proven that it can create employment for pharmacists and general practitioner which may be good for country in the interest of employment welfare. Apart from employment welfare, professional role of community pharmacist among general public is well recognised in Australian region because of Home Medicine Review services.

 

Key Words-Home, Medicine, Review   

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