RT Book, Section A1 Cipolle, Robert J. A1 Strand, Linda M. A1 Morley, Peter C. A2 Cipolle, Robert J. A2 Strand, Linda M. A2 Morley, Peter C. SR Print(0) ID 56172882 T1 Chapter 5. Drug Therapy Problems T2 Pharmaceutical Care Practice: The Patient-Centered Approach to Medication Management Services, 3e YR 2012 FD 2012 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-175638-9 LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56172882 RD 2024/10/14 AB Identifying, resolving, and preventing drug therapy problems are the unique contributions of the pharmaceutical care practitioner.Identifying a drug therapy problem is a clinical judgment that requires the practitioner to identify an association between the patient's medical condition and the patient's pharmacotherapy.Medication management services add value to the care of individual patients by identifying, resolving, and preventing drug therapy problems.There are seven distinct categories of drug therapy problems.How the practitioner describes the drug therapy problem influences the selection of interventions to resolve the problem.A correctly stated drug therapy problem includes (a) a description of the patient's condition or problem, (b) the drug therapy involved, and (c) the specific association between the drug therapy and the patient's condition.Drug therapy problems should be assessed for their severity, acuteness, and significance to the patient to determine how quickly the resolution of the problem must occur.When multiple drug therapy problems exist, prioritize them and begin with the problem that is most important to the patient and/or is critical to the health of the patient.Patients who have no drug therapy problems still require a care plan and follow-up evaluation to ensure that the goals of therapy continue to be met and no new drug therapy problems develop.