Patient Counselling
Patient Counselling
Patient Counselling
DR MBURU
CLINICAL PHARMACIST
PATIENT COUNSELLING
PATIENT COUNSELLING
PATIENT COUNSELLING
PATIENT COUNSELLING
The guidance provided to the patient by
the pharmacist / pharmaceutical
technologist about the correct use of
medicines is Patient Counseling.
PATIENT COUNSELLING
PATIENT COUNSELLING
It is instructing the patient about
various aspects of medicines like;
1.How to take?
2.How long to take?
3.What to avoid?
4.Precautions, common side effects, storage
5.Any other relevantinformation
about the illness
PATIENT COUNSELLING
The counseling is also given on issues like
diet, nutrition, alcohol quitting etc.
2.Written instructions:
Giving printed information about the
drugs & disease
PATIENT COUNSELLING
PATIENT COUNSELLING
P O I N T S T O B E A S SESSE D IN
P A T IE N T CO U N SE L L ING:
1.Forgetfulness
2.Lack of confidence & understanding
3.Apathy
4.Health belief
5.Dissatisfaction
6.Non supportive.
POINTS TO BE
ASSESSED
1. Forgetfulness:
It is very common in
case of geriatric patients.
Busy and stressful life could be the
reason in case of adults.
Pediatric patients will
always show their hindrance
for taking medication.
POINTS TO BE
ASSESSED
2.Lack of confidence & understanding:
Patients lose their confidence because of
development of the disease.
They think they will not be able to
recover from the illness.
Few people are neither hospitalized nor
have taken any medication in their life.
They may develop a negative attitude
because of this.
POINTS TOBE ASSESSED
Lack of privacy
Uncontrolled sound
…BARRIERS
Mental barriers:
Lack of time
Lack of
confidence
Lack of
knowledge
Language
problem
Poor perception of
pharmacists by patients
PATIENT COUNSELLING
STEPS TO BECOMING A
SUCCESSFUL COUNSELOR
Value your own values and priorities