Therapeutic drug use & errors in health care are a substantial public health issue in the U.S.
Did you know…
Number of patients taking 5+ medications is increasing…
4 out of 5 adult patients take some sort of medication daily…
There’s a high cost of non-compliance to the healthcare system…
Avoidable adverse events occur annually resulting in injury & death…
And patients are involved in decisions made about their healthcare <10% of the time!
This is where an MTM review comes in…
What are the benefits of a medication review?
Medication therapy management (MTM) promotes the safe and effective use of medications.
The review is designed to help patients get the best results from their medications.
It’s centered around you as a patient, and involves both the pharmacist and prescribers involved in your care.
RESOURCES
1. Therapeutic Drug Use. (2018). Centers for Disease Control & Prevention – National Center for Health Statistics. Available from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/drug-use-therapeutic.htm
2. Prescription Drug Use Among Adults Aged 40–79 in the United States and Canada (2019, August). Centers for Disease Control & Prevention – National Center for Health Statistics. Available from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db347.htm
3. Errors in Health Care: A Leading Cause of Death and Injury. (2000). National Center for Biotechnology Information. Available from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK225187/
4. Does Nonadherence Really Cost the Health Care System $300 Billion Annually? (2018, June 1). Pharmacy Times. Available from https://www.pharmacytimes.com/contributor/timothy-aungst-pharmd/2018/06/does-nonadherence-really-cost-the-health-care-system-300-billion-annually
5. Economic Cost of Polypharmacy in the Elderly in Primary Health Care. (2013, March-April). National Center for Biotechnology Information. Available from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23693109/#:~:text=Results%3A%20in%20family%20practice%20the,in%20the%20elderly%20is%20%242%2C201.17.