Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
What is Medication Therapy Management?
Medication therapy management (MTM) is a medical care program provided by pharmacists and is designed to optimize drug therapy and improve therapeutic outcomes for patients.
Medication management includes the monitoring of medications to ensure you comply with the medication regimen, while also ensuring you are avoiding potentially dangerous drug interactions and other complications, as well as unnecessary medication usage.
Benefits of Medication Therapy Management:
Improved adherence and utilization of medications
Increased likelihood of meeting treatment goals (e.g., blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol)
Reduced drug duplication, harmful side effects, or interactions between medications, vitamins, and supplements
Increased medication cost savings, and medical resource cost savings (e.g., fewer emergency department visits), due to more effective use of drug therapy
Dr. Asha’s Medication Management Consultation
Dr. Asha offers her expertise in providing a medication management consultation that considers your individual needs, medical history, use of other medications, and current prescribing guidelines provided by your other health care providers. She can help you understand how recommended therapy management may improve your overall disease state, through the following:
Medication Analysis:
- Perform a comprehensive medication assessment, based on medication prescribed and taken in the past, current medications, or medications prescribed but not taken.
- Identify any medications that could lead to degraded state of health and well-being, identifying any potential drug interactions.
- Recommend medication treatment plan and/or alternative medications that would improve state of health and/or reduce costs.
Supplement Analysis:
- Look at blood work and tests to identify if there are any deficiencies in your body that additional supplements would be needed to address.
- Based on current or previously recommended supplements, provide a detailed recommendation report that gives supplement plan and what each supplement helps to address in the body.
Recommendation Report:
- Provide you with a medication therapy management recommendation report to identify any additional blood work panels that may be needed, recommendations on adjustments to medication plan, and a written recommendation to your primary care provider stating the recommendations, research performed, and the reason for changes if necessary.
- Consult with you on the results of the analysis and review the report in detail.
- Educate you on the recommendations, giving you the understanding of the recommendations to help you become your own patient healthcare advocate, giving you the right information to achieving your long-term health results.