title: Nontraditional or noncentralized models of diabetes care: medication therapy management services.
abstract: Medication therapy management (MTM)services were introduced in the mid-2000s as part of Medicare Part D--the prescription drug benefit. Key goals of MTM services are to counsel patients to improve understanding of their medications, improve medication adherence, detect adverse drug reactions and patterns of improper drug use. MTM services are becoming well established in pharmacy practice. Pharmacists can help improve outcomes by following patient progress between physician visits, utilizing their clinical expertise to monitor and manage diabetes medication plans, educating patients on disease, lifestyle,and adherence issues. Although referral by a physician/health care professional (HCP) is not required for MTM provided by a pharmacist, the physician/HCP needs to be contacted for anything that requires a change in management
authors.forename: Sweta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chawla
mesh_terms: D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D003157:Community Pharmacy Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D037001:Directive Counseling / Q000379:methods; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D055118:Medication Adherence; D054539:Medication Therapy Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000592:standards; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D055553:Prescription Drugs