Medication Therapy Management Service: A Model to Practice Pharmaceutical Care

Abstract

The patient-centered, pharmacists’ service model presented in this article is designed to manage patients’ medications
in diverse patient care settings. Originated in the USA and built upon the principles of “Pharmaceutical Care”,
Medication Therapy Management (MTM), is a distinct service or group of services that optimize therapeutic outcomes
for individual patients through the assessment and evaluation of the patient and his or her medication therapy regimen.
This service is designed to assess medication-related needs and identify and resolve medication-related problems.
MTM maintains the original five core elements namely; medication therapy review (MTR), a personal medication
record (PMR), a medication-related action plan (MAP), intervention and referral, and documentation and follow-up.
MTM services have been shown to decrease medical costs, improve clinical outcomes and have significant impact
on the appropriateness, effectiveness, safety, and compliance with medications. The purpose of writing this review
is to introduce this new patient care practice to national pharmacists to assume responsibility as essential healthcare
providers and try to use this practice model to help achieve the desired outcomes for their patients’ pharmacotherapy