PTCB Medication History Certificate Exam Questions and Answers (2024 / 2025) (Verified Answers)

1. Info in a Patient's Medication History: A list of all medications that a patient is taking whether it is prescribed by a physician or purchased OTCs as well as known drug allergies, height, weight, medical conditions, discontinued medications and medications tried in the past 2. Medication Reconciliation: The 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 patient, hospital or provider 3. Medication Adherence: The extent to which patients take medication as pre- scribed by their doctors such as getting prescriptions filled, remembering to take medication on time and understanding the directions 4. Primary Non-Adherence (PNA): Patient takes the time to go to the physician to get diagnosed and does not get the prescription filled 5. Secondary Non-Adherence (SNA): Patient took the time to visit the physician and picked up the prescription from the pharmacy then started using the medicine but didn't take it as prescribed (i.e. insufficient doses required to experience thera- peutic effect, missing doses, discontinuing therapy early and medication possession rate over 80%) 6. Medication Therapy Management (MTM): identify patients that need assistance with using drug therapies correctly; prevent drug-related issues and increase ad- herence to improve and maintain health; designed to help people who are taking multiple medications manage chronic health conditions 7. Medication Synchronization: coordinate all medication refills so patients can pick up their medications at the same time every month