How can a pharmacist improve compliance?

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asked Dec 4, 2020 in Other- Health by IsiahHenderson (24,290 points)

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answered Dec 4, 2020 by RoseannDillon (14,440 points)
edited Dec 8, 2020 by RoseannDillon

Medical compliance is a very important part of any treatment. Success of a treatment depends on the compliance of the pharmacist and the patient to have the same set of objectives. A Pharmacist needs to be a good communicator. Answering all the questions the patient might have is one way to build trust and if the patient has some problem, the Pharmacist needs to simplify the treatment by asking the right set of questions to the patient. By focusing of the behaviour of the patient, the pharmacist must be able to make suggestions and give the right kind of solutions.

Taking medications can be a difficult task, the pharmacist can simplify the process by helping the patient and making them understand when and how to take their medicine. Some patients could be forgetful. There are tiny boxes with days written on them, one could recommend these to the patients so their medicines are organized and they know if they have missed a day or not.

If there are numerous prescriptions, the patient would find that confusing. A pharmacist could help them organize the prescriptions by changing the colour of the sheet or just marking the sheet with a different coloured sticky note. This could help the patient to organize and prioritize whatever is necessary. Visit here to know about pharmacy compliance.

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