• Drug Product Selection - The pharmacist selects the drug product which is bioavailably equivalent, the most economical, and which conforms with any third party formularies.
  
   
• Drug Regimen Review - The pharmacist checks all drugs in your record to assure they will work in harmony with no ill effects and checks against any possible allergic reactions.
  
   
• Pharmacist/Patient Consultation - The pharmacist explains what the drug is for, how the drug works, how to take the drug, and what side effects might occur; the pharmacist also answers any questions the patient might have.
  
   
• Patient Education Leaflets - The pharmacists provides the patient with personalized instructions listing uses, side effects, and proper usage of the medication.

Specialized Services

• Drug Compliance Monitoring
  
   
• Diabetic Counseling - Including instruction on use of blood glucose monitors.
  
   
• Hypertension Counseling - Including blood pressure monitoring and tracking.
  
   
• Hyperlipidemia Counseling
  
   
• Asthma Counseling - Including instruction on using inhalers, spacers, and peak flow meters.
  
   
• Smoking Cessation Counseling

Patient Care Plus is designed to help prevent unwanted effects from your medications and to help assure your drug therapy is successful. This service will help to give you the optimal outcome from your drug therapy.

Is there a fee for this service?  Yes.   With so many new prescription and non-prescription medications available today, comprehensive patient care has become a critical need.  Research has shown that fully half of all meications are used incorrectly, creating unexpected problems and dangerous side effects.  Our pharmacists have the training, experience and primary focus to make sure your medications are doing what they are supposed to do.  Patient Care Plus is a revolutionary consulting service which can provide you with peace of mind as well as the optimal outcome from you medications.  The following is a list of services including Patient Care Plus:

• Patient Consultation - To discuss the patient's expectations and concerns about drug therapy; to evaluate the patient's understanding of drug therapy; to collect information from the patient to identify the patient's drug-related needs.
  
   
• Pharmacist's Assessment - Of the patient's entire drug therapy needs for the purpose of identifying current or potential drug therapy problems.
  
   
• Creation of Care Plans - To establish specific therapy goals, a monitoring schedule, and a written patient record; To resolve current drug therapy problems and to prevent others.
  
   
• Patient Monitoring and Follow-Up - At planned intervals to ensure that new drug therapy problems do not develop, therapeutic goals are being met, and actual patient outcomes are evaluated and documented.