[1] This includes providing education on the disease state and medications used to treat the disease state, ensuring that medicines are taken correctly, reducing waste due to unused medicines, looking for any side effects, and providing education on how to manage any side effects.
[11][12] Plans are permitted to expand MTM eligibility to patients not meeting the minimum required criteria if they so choose.
[11] As part of the minimum required services, plans must provide for a comprehensive medication review (CMR) once per year, usually conducted by a pharmacist.
[13] The pharmacist will then make any appropriate recommendations to the patient's doctor, as well as document their findings in a format similar to a SOAP note.
[13] The pharmacist or provider will contact the patient to ensure adherence, identify potential problems with the therapy, and make any appropriate recommendations to the prescriber.
[13] A medicine use review (MUR) is an advanced service offered by pharmacies in the United Kingdom.
An MUR is a free NHS service that is held in a private consultation room at a local pharmacy.