MEDICATION HISTORY QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
366reasons66to66conduct66medication66history66-66ans--
✔✔1.66its66allows66pharmacist66to66understand66the66patient's66medication66and66diseas
es
2.66medication66effectiveness
3.66experiences66with66medication,66allergies,66and66adverse66drug66reactions
identify66at66least66366common66problems66with66medication66histories66-66ans--
✔✔1.66some66are66incomplete66(missing66rx,66otc,66etc.)
2.66if66a66patient66isn't66a66good66historian,66it66may66only66include66what66is66reported66
by66patient,66or66what66is66written66in66chart
3.66often66only66includes66prescription66medications
More:
4.66closed66ended66questions66used
5.66patients66urge66to66please66healthcare66professional
266approaches66to66conducting66a66medication66history66-66ans--
✔✔1.66"know66before66you66go"
-->66review66all66information:66medical66condition,66medication
2.66Be66surprised66
-->66interview66patient66before66reviewing66any66documented66information
266advantages66to66conducting66a66medication66history66-66ans--
✔✔1.66pharmacist66has66some66knowledge66of66patient66before66interview
2.66completely66unbiased66&66decreased66change66of66unnecessarily66focusing66on66on
e66issue
266disadvantages66to66conducting66a66medication66history66-66ans--
✔✔1.66important66information66my66be66overlooked
2.66can66be66intimidating66&66time-consuming
list66and66describe66the66566components66of66medication66history66-66ans--
✔✔1.66patient66demographics
2.66current66scheduled66medications
3.66current66PRN66medications
4.66past66medications
AND ANSWERS
366reasons66to66conduct66medication66history66-66ans--
✔✔1.66its66allows66pharmacist66to66understand66the66patient's66medication66and66diseas
es
2.66medication66effectiveness
3.66experiences66with66medication,66allergies,66and66adverse66drug66reactions
identify66at66least66366common66problems66with66medication66histories66-66ans--
✔✔1.66some66are66incomplete66(missing66rx,66otc,66etc.)
2.66if66a66patient66isn't66a66good66historian,66it66may66only66include66what66is66reported66
by66patient,66or66what66is66written66in66chart
3.66often66only66includes66prescription66medications
More:
4.66closed66ended66questions66used
5.66patients66urge66to66please66healthcare66professional
266approaches66to66conducting66a66medication66history66-66ans--
✔✔1.66"know66before66you66go"
-->66review66all66information:66medical66condition,66medication
2.66Be66surprised66
-->66interview66patient66before66reviewing66any66documented66information
266advantages66to66conducting66a66medication66history66-66ans--
✔✔1.66pharmacist66has66some66knowledge66of66patient66before66interview
2.66completely66unbiased66&66decreased66change66of66unnecessarily66focusing66on66on
e66issue
266disadvantages66to66conducting66a66medication66history66-66ans--
✔✔1.66important66information66my66be66overlooked
2.66can66be66intimidating66&66time-consuming
list66and66describe66the66566components66of66medication66history66-66ans--
✔✔1.66patient66demographics
2.66current66scheduled66medications
3.66current66PRN66medications
4.66past66medications