I love what I get to do every day!
Yesterday it involved a visit to a senior citizen facility. The place is truly wonderful. The culture is amazing: from the residents, to the staff, to the providers. I would send my family members there.
While reviewing medications, one order didn’t make sense given the resident’s diagnoses and concurrent medications.
My investigation started. Upon initial transcription of the orders from the hospital only a tiny detail was missed. The order was only for 5 days. Since then the resident has returned to the hospital for an unrelated incident. The order was carried forward. Once the resident returned to the facility it was carried forward again. The medication has been taken for a month now.
I heard one pharmacist whom I admire refer to consultants as the “anti pharmacist”. We do not want people on unnecessary medications.
If you or a family member is involved in a transition of care and multiple medications are involved, I highly recommend a review by a clinical pharmacist. Pharmacists provide a unique perspective as the medication experts. Our goal is to improve outcomes, decrease costs, and avoid unnecessary side effects and drug interactions.
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