APhA publishes guidebook on conducting Comprehensive Medication Reviews

WASHINGTON — To provide pharmacist a detail description of each step in the comprehensive medication review, the American Pharmacists Association has published How to Conduct a Comprehensive Medication Review: A Guidebook for Pharmacists, the association has announced.

The new guide covers such areas as:

• Recruiting and scheduling patients;


• Preparing for the CMR;


• Conducting the CMR;


• Identifying and assessing patients’ medication-related problems;


• Documenting the CMR encounter and action plan;


• Billing for the MTM service; and


• Evaluating the impact of the service.

“Concept application” exercises throughout the guidebook help reinforce pharmacists’ mastery of the process. Ten appendices include examples of marketing materials, data collection forms and a billing template.

The guide is priced at $15 ($12 for APhA members) and can be ordered online at Pharmacist.com/Shop or by phone at (800) 878-0729. It also will be available in April as an eBook through Amazon.com and other retailers. It will be posted April 29 to APhA’s online subscription product, PharmacyLibrary, the Association stated.