Comprehensive Medication Management programs: 2015 status in Southern California

Pharmacist-Driven Strategies for Hypertension Management in Los Angeles: A Community and Stakeholder Needs Assessment, 2014–2015

“…The California Department of Public Health released a report in 2015 describing some of these efforts (13). The report discussed the unique education, training, and credentialing needs of pharmacists and offered evidence of the favorable impact of CMM on patient outcomes.…”

Major Challenges the Physiotherapy Profession Faces in Expanding its Role in Health, Prevention, and Wellness Services

“…As a profession it is necessary for the measurement of effectiveness and enhances autonomy. In states documentation is necessary in every step of management like history, assessment and evaluation, discharge and discontinuation [8]. In Pakistan, documentation is major challenge for working therapists.…”

Development and validation of a logic model for comprehensive medication management services

“…Comprehensive medication management (CMM) is a service that uses the theoretical framework of pharmaceutical care practice, which has the main goal of optimizing patient's pharmacotherapy and resolving DTPs . This service has shown effectiveness in reducing drug‐related morbidity and mortality . In a CMM consultation, a pharmacist performs a comprehensive assessment of all the patient's medications for identification and resolution of DTPs, builds a care plan to resolve the identified problems, and follows up with the patient to assess the actual outcomes of drug therapy…”

“…[8,9] This service has shown effectiveness in reducing drug-related morbidity and mortality. [10][11][12][13][14][15][16] In a CMM consultation, a pharmacist performs a comprehensive assessment of all the patient's medications for identification and resolution of DTPs, builds a care plan to resolve the identified problems, and follows up with the patient to assess the actual outcomes of drug therapy. [8,9] The provision of CMM services involves a continuous patient care process to promote optimal outcomes.…”