Policy and Procedure of Patient Education About Medication Discharge

Al Masarra Hospital

Acronyms:

AMRH

Al Masarra Hospital

HOD

Head of Department

TI

Therapeutic Index

NTI

Narrow Therapeutic Index

1 - Introduction

Patient education is a key competency element of the Pharmaceutical Care process. It is vital that Pharmacy professionals are in a position to give appropriate, reliable and trustworthy information to patients regarding their usage of prescribed medicinal products. The Pharmacy professionals/staff nurses, as part of a multidisciplinary team, are involved in the patient medication education program. The patient education of medication at discharge contributes a positive outcome by educating and counseling patients to prepare and motivate them to follow their therapeutic regimens and monitoring plans.