CHAPTER

Patient
Medication
Profile
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 Definition of Patient Medication Profile
based on RA 10918
 Importance of Patient Medication
Profile
 Pertinent information in the Patient
Medication Profile
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Patient Medication Profile
Definition

A record of information about a patient's

drug therapy.

The profile can contribute to better patient

care by enhancing the pharmacist's ability
to efficiently perform his professional
duties
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Definition

The intent of the PMP is to consolidate

pertinent facts relating to a patient's drug
therapy such as-name, age, sex, weight,
height, allergies or drug sensitivities, and
chronic disease conditions, plus all
prescription and o-t-c medications being
used.

These facts must be arranged so that the

pharmacist can quickly render a
professional judgment on potential
problems with a patient's drug regimen.
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Patient Medication Profile
Significance

To provide a history of patient’s previous

medication including a note of
idiosyncrasy, adverse drug reaction,
allergies together with a record of his
current medication.

This enables the practitioners, and

pharmacist to monitor patient’s
medication.
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Patient Medication Profile
Drug Profile Monitoring

An analysis of the profile should be

completed by the pharmacist prior to
dispensing of renewing each
prescription.

Because of the busy schedules of most

pharmacists, it is important to establish
routines that maximize the efficiency of
providing drug monitoring functions for
both new and renewal prescriptions.
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Drug Profile Monitoring

With each new prescription six factors

should be systematically monitored on the
prescription and the PMP-

1. Proper dosage strength

2. Proper administration time and schedule
3. Potential drug-drug interactions
4. History of drug sensitivities or allergies
5. Duplication of an active prescription
with another for the same drug, or a drug
with a similar therapeutic effect
6. Potential disease-drug interactions
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Drug Profile Monitoring

When a prescription is brought in for

renewal and the previous questions have
been properly evaluated initially, it is
generally not necessary to repeat all the
monitoring steps.

However, there are factors that apply

specifically to renewals that should be
routinely reviewed. These are-
1. Over-utilization
2. Under-utilization
3. Inappropriate length of therapy
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Parts

1. Patient’s Demographic/ Details

The patient’s detail contain following

information:
Name
Sex
Occupation
Weight
Height
Age
Race
Address
Ward/Bed Number (if applicable)
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2. Presenting complaints/Chief
Complaints –Complaints that have
brought the patient to the clinic for
consultation

3. History of Patient’s Illness

-should be written in patient’s own
language
-written in paragraph form
*tip: never ask leading questions
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4. Past Medical History

a. Childhood history
b. Immunization history
c. Adolescence history
d. Adulthood history
e. Previous medication used
f. Allergies

5. Past surgical History

-any surgical procedure done in the past
(e.g. appendectomy)
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6. Family History
-Parent’s history of illness (e.g. epilepsy,
hypertension, diabetes)

7. Social History
-habits (sleep habits, sexual habits),
addiction (smoking)
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8. Review of Systems/ Physical

Examination
-Temperature
-Pulse Rate
-B.P.
-Respiration Rate

9. Medication History
-current medication
-self medication
-oral contraceptives
-food supplements
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10. Diagnosis
11. Management Plan