PTCB MEDICATION HISTORY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Medication-History---ans-✔✔info,-past-or-current,-collected-by-a-health-care-professional-
by-asking-specific-questions-with-the-purpose-of-obtaining-the-information-needed-in-
building-or-maintaining-a-patient's-profile-to-help-provide-care-for-the-patient
Medication-History---ans-✔✔obtaining-an-accurate-and-up-to-date-medication-history-is-
important-for-a-patient-treatment,-quality-of-life,-and/or-survival.
Medication-Reconciliation---ans-✔✔process-of-identifying-the-most-accurate-list-of-all-
medications-that-the-patient-is-taking,-including-name,-dosage,-frequency,-and-route,-by-
comparing-the-medical-record-to-an-external-list-of-medications-obtained-from-a-patient,-
hospital,-or-other-provider
Medication-adherence---ans-✔✔taking-medications-correctly,-the-extent-to-which-
patients-take-medication-as-prescribed-by-their-doctors,-getting-prescriptions-filled,-take-
medication-on-time,-and-understanding-the-directions
Adherent---ans-✔✔patient-take-80%-of-their-prescribed-medicine(s)-(AMA).
Nonadherent---ans-✔✔patient-take-less-than-80%-of-their-prescribed-medication(s)
Primary-Non-adherence-(PNA):---ans-✔✔patient-goes-to-the-physician-to-get-diagnosed-
and-does-not-get-the-prescription-filled-(within-180-days),-estimated-20%-to-35%
Secondary-nonadherence-(SNA)---ans-✔✔patient-went-to-physician,-picked-up-
prescription,-started-taking,-but-did-not-take-as-prescribed-or-sufficient-doses-required,-
missing-doses-or-discontinuing-early.-Medication-possession-rate-of-<80%.-Nearly-half-of-
all-patients-on-chronic-medications-and-estimated-20%-of-patients-discontinue-therapy-
after-the-first-prescription.
MTM-(Medication-Therapy-Management):---ans-✔✔identify-patients-that-need-assistance
Synchronize-medications:-Coordinate-refills-to-pick-up-at-the-same-time
Vaccination---ans-✔✔a-product-that-stimulates-a-person's-immune-system-to-produce-
immunity-to-a-specific-disease,-protecting-the-person-from-that-disease
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Medication-History---ans-✔✔info,-past-or-current,-collected-by-a-health-care-professional-
by-asking-specific-questions-with-the-purpose-of-obtaining-the-information-needed-in-
building-or-maintaining-a-patient's-profile-to-help-provide-care-for-the-patient
Medication-History---ans-✔✔obtaining-an-accurate-and-up-to-date-medication-history-is-
important-for-a-patient-treatment,-quality-of-life,-and/or-survival.
Medication-Reconciliation---ans-✔✔process-of-identifying-the-most-accurate-list-of-all-
medications-that-the-patient-is-taking,-including-name,-dosage,-frequency,-and-route,-by-
comparing-the-medical-record-to-an-external-list-of-medications-obtained-from-a-patient,-
hospital,-or-other-provider
Medication-adherence---ans-✔✔taking-medications-correctly,-the-extent-to-which-
patients-take-medication-as-prescribed-by-their-doctors,-getting-prescriptions-filled,-take-
medication-on-time,-and-understanding-the-directions
Adherent---ans-✔✔patient-take-80%-of-their-prescribed-medicine(s)-(AMA).
Nonadherent---ans-✔✔patient-take-less-than-80%-of-their-prescribed-medication(s)
Primary-Non-adherence-(PNA):---ans-✔✔patient-goes-to-the-physician-to-get-diagnosed-
and-does-not-get-the-prescription-filled-(within-180-days),-estimated-20%-to-35%
Secondary-nonadherence-(SNA)---ans-✔✔patient-went-to-physician,-picked-up-
prescription,-started-taking,-but-did-not-take-as-prescribed-or-sufficient-doses-required,-
missing-doses-or-discontinuing-early.-Medication-possession-rate-of-<80%.-Nearly-half-of-
all-patients-on-chronic-medications-and-estimated-20%-of-patients-discontinue-therapy-
after-the-first-prescription.
MTM-(Medication-Therapy-Management):---ans-✔✔identify-patients-that-need-assistance
Synchronize-medications:-Coordinate-refills-to-pick-up-at-the-same-time
Vaccination---ans-✔✔a-product-that-stimulates-a-person's-immune-system-to-produce-
immunity-to-a-specific-disease,-protecting-the-person-from-that-disease
