Medication therapy management in pharmacy practice: core elements of an MTM service model (version 2.0).
@article{Burns2008MedicationTM,
title={Medication therapy management in pharmacy practice: core elements of an MTM service model (version 2.0).},
author={Anne L. Burns},
journal={Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA},
year={2008},
volume={48 3},
pages={
341-53
}
}OBJECTIVE
To further develop the service model for medication therapy management (MTM) delivery by pharmacists in settings where patients or their caregivers can be actively involved in managing their medications.
[] Key MethodDATA SOURCES
Peer-reviewed literature, structured discussions with pharmacy leaders from diverse patient care settings, input from pharmacists and pharmacy associations, recommendations on patient-centered documents (personal medication record and medication-related action plan…
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