The Patient Counseling and Patient Medication History Interview -A Review

Abstract

The skill of communication between patients and pharmacists has a significant impact on the procedure of medication counselling. The current vivid review provides a thorough practical loom in conducting the effective patient medication interview. The reason of this study was to assess pharmacist’s practices of medication counselling. Communicate with the patient in a manner that encourages the respect for the healthcare provider and that enables the pharmacist to obtain an accurate and complete history. Communication skills and questioning techniques, especially when it comes to communicating with patients, are learned and take time to develop. Interpersonal communication plays a key role in the healthcare behaviour change process. Good communication between a patient and their pharmacist leads to an overall improvement in physical health, chronic disease management, and a better quality of life in regards to patient health.

Keywords: Counselling, medication interview, complete history, healthcare, communication skills