106 Pages
    by CRC Press

    106 Pages
    by CRC Press

    A practical guide to the professional and legal requirements for patient counseling, this book provides readers with the skills they need to be in compliance. The authors explore how a patient's attitude and behavior effect compliance, the pharmacist-patient relationship, and liability implications. They focus on the communication skills required to effectively counsel and provide realistic patient counseling scenarios that are easily adaptable to actual patient counseling situations. The book is meant to be used by any pharmacist practicing in any type of community pharmacy practice setting.

    1. The Pharmacist-Patient Relationship 2. State and Federal Statutes and Regulations Concerning Patient Counselling 3. Liability and Other Legal Issues Affecting Patient Counselling 4. Overview of Communication Skills 5. The Counselling Environment and Design 6. The Use of Pharmacy Technicians in Patient Counselling 7. Patient Medication Profile Development 8. The Prescription Label 9. Counselling the Patient 10. Applying Patient Counselling to the Practice Setting (Scenarios)

    Biography

    Tracey S. Hunter