Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services will help clients and caregivers:

  • Navigate the complex pharmacy system with the help of a Pharmacy Coach to answer common medication or pharmacy related questions
  • Optimize the use of client’s medications to achieve safe, effective and most cost-effective results; including a Personal Medication Record and Medication Action Plan

MTM services are useful for clients who have:

  • High prescription drug costs
  • New or multiple diagnoses or conditions
  • Been recently discharged from a hospital
  • Changed their medications within the past 2-3 months
  • More than one doctor who prescribes their medications
  • More than one pharmacy that fills their prescriptions
  • Medications that require laboratory monitoring

 

SERVICES

1. Pharmacy Coaching Session

Call to discuss pricing. These are typically 30 minutes, if more time is needed it will be billed at same rate after client agreement.  This service may not be available in all states.

Common medication-related questions as requested by client or caregiver. For example:

  • Education regarding current drug treatment options (prescription & over-the-counter) for medical conditions
  • Medicare Part D open enrollment planning and pharmacy benefit optimization for cost-effective drug coverage
  • Medication storage/disposal, administration, and adherence guidance
  • Health promotion medication consultations (e.g. smoking cessation, immunizations, cholesterol-lowering drugs)
  • Research to identify investigational drugs and studies (clinical trials)

[The Pharmacy Coaching Session is not a complete review of a client’s full medication regimen (prescription, over-the-counter, and supplements). See Personalized Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Consultation Session below.]

2. Personalized Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Consultation Session

Call to discuss pricing. This session is typically about an hour long. Additional follow-up visit time can be added on in 15 minute increments with client prior approval. This service may not be available in all states.

Personalized and complete review of medication and medical history:

  • Identify all current drug therapies (prescription, OTC, supplements)
  • Pharmacist evaluates for:
    • Safety – adverse drug reactions, interactions (drug and food), and duplications
    • Effectiveness – dosing, more effective agents, adherence, over-/under-utilization, and administration challenges
    • Cost – client cost challenges
  • Provide client with Personal Medication Record and Medication Action Plan after visit
  • Follow-up with prescribers and pharmacies as needed for emergent problems after visit with client

MTM session provided via phone or televideo visit with UC San Diego pharmacist:

  • Secure, HIPAA-compliant system used for scheduling, conducting MTM session, and client follow-up as well as communication, documentation, and follow-up with prescriber as needed.
  • Sessions can include clients and caregivers.
  • Sessions may involve student pharmacists in some aspects of providing MTM services under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.

[The Personalized Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Consultation Session is a complete, HIPAA-compliant review of a client’s full medication regimen (prescription, over-the-counter, and supplements).]

EXPERTS

Services are provided by faculty from the UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SSPPS).  In addition to providing MTM services through the SSPPS Partners in Medication Therapy (PMT) group they have a wide variety of practice sites and experience.  We’re happy to send additional information and profiles of our Pharmacist Team. Contact us for more information today!