Week 13

HS-POF-13 Demonstrate necessary education of patients/caregivers to promote health and wellness and to prevent problems including patient non-compliance, drug interactions, and abuse and addiction. 

13.1 Analyze society's focus on health and wellness vs. treatment of disease signs and symptoms and the impact on the provision of pharmacy care. 

13.2 Explain adverse interactions that may occur through combining vitamins, minerals, nutrients, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, and prescription drugs. 13.3 Hypothesize why patients/customers may not communicate to the pharmacist about poly-pharmacy or non-prescription medications that they are taking and the possible ramifications of their lack of communication. 

13.4 Identify why a patient/client may be non-compliant with his/her medication regime. 

13.5 Educate the client/patient regarding potential abuse and addiction of certain therapeutic classes of medications.

13.6 Provide supplemental drug/nutrient/product education information to patient/ advocate/family