title: Comprehensive self-medication program for epileptic patients.
abstract: The establishment and operation of a comprehensive self-medication program for hospitalized epileptic patients are described. The patients in the program are required to meet established behavioral criteria during each of four stages of self-medication before progressing to the next stage. The patient has increasing responsibility in each successive phase of the program. The areas of patient involvement for the pharmacist are: (1) obtaining a medication history, (2) teaching patients about seizure medications, (3) conducting patient consultations during the self-medication program and (4) counseling the patient at discharge.
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital; D008910:Minnesota; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010595:Pharmacists; D012646:Self Administration / Q000379:methods*