If you or a loved one needs several medications and you aren’t sure if all those pills are being taken correctly, Medication Therapy Management at Northwest Hospital’s retail pharmacy can help.
What is Medication Therapy Management?
Medication Therapy Management involves a pharmacist working one-on-one with a patient to help them better understand their medications—including all prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins and herbal supplements.
Working together with the patient’s physician, the pharmacist seeks to identify any drug interactions or other issues that may arise with a particular set of medications. By identifying these problems and coming up with the ideal medication plan, Medication Therapy Management ensures that the best possible outcome is achieved for the patient.
Who can Medication Therapy Management help?
The program is ideal for patients who have 4 or more of the following conditions:
• Taking four or more medications on a long-term basis
• Being treated by more than one health care provider
• One or more chronic diseases that require medication
• Abnormal lab results for conditions treatable by medication
• Difficulty taking a medication according to its prescribed plan
• Taking too much or too little of a particular medication
• Being recently discharged from a hospital or nursing facility with new prescriptions
• Total medication bills of $200 or more per month
Why is Medication Therapy Management important?
Medication Therapy Management puts patients in control of their medications and allows them to be key members of their health care team. It ensures that their medication regimens are safe, effective and contribute to their best health outcomes.
Address:
Northwest Hospital
Ambulatory Pharmacy Clinic (inside Main Lobby gift shop)
5401 Old Court Road
Randallstown, MD 51133
Phone: 410-701-4780
Appointments: 410-521-8383
Clinic hours:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
To schedule an appointment a referral from a health care provider (such as a doctor or nurse practitioner) is required. Please have your provider fax the referral to 410-521-1145. Then call 410-521-8383 to schedule your first Medication Therapy Management appointment.