What Is Concordanc Compliance?

Compliance, which can be described as the degree to which a patient correctly follows medical advice can be used to ensure successful medicinal treatments in a number of ways. Firstly improving the communication to a patient or family member can be used, this could be verbally or even giving leaflets and information to the patient to offer support or any questions the patient may have. Ordering patients medication on their behalf and informing them when it is ready to collect be another reason which will help patients remember to collect medication and will ensure it is ready and the patient is not without medication. Finally, using dossette boxes for patients can help massively to vulnerable patients who may be confused or forgetful (elderly and patients with dementia are an example). These dossettes have a clear layout of Monday to Sunday, morning, afternoon, evening and night and the colour and markings of each tablet and when it should be taken. This will help any patients to make sure each dose is correctly taken when it should.
This can be improved in our pharmacy by firstly the pharmacist discussing medication with patients which can also include a medicine usage review. This is when the pharmacist privately speaks to a patient alone to discuss how, why and when medication is taken and if patients have any issues or problems. This is when a patient can discuss reasons for why medication is not taken or why it is taken incorrectly and the reasons for it so the pharmacist can put in place a plan for the patient to help them, such as contacting the doctor to change medication if the patient is having side effects or lowering the dose if