Re: Methylphenidate > Riatlin (Dutch: Methylfenidaathydrochloride PCH v.s. Ritalin)

[Carry]

And I always keep in mind, that even though doctors and pharmacists are the professionals, the responsibility for (or even more true: the consequences of) what medication I take, is mine and mine alone!

I noticed that both my doctor and my pharmacist have their own specific perception on and knowledge of the medication involved and that is what I lean on to make the best possible decisions.

I found this (old) article concerning the collaboration between the two:

http://www.pharmj.com/pdf/hp/200805/hp_200805_collaboration.pdf

A part which I found particularly interesting was:

“Complementary roles:

The roles of the doctor and pharmacist are complementary and it has been established that the expertise of pharmacists when

channelled through a co-operative relationship with doctors has a positive impact on patient outcomes. The benefits of such collaboration within the hospital environment include the taking of complete and accurate drug histories, the provision of drug information by medicines information pharmacists, the use of evidence-based prescribing, improved detection of prescribing errors and improved drug safety through careful drug level monitoring. Furthermore, close collaboration has been shown to improve the

cost-effectiveness of prescribing. Closer interprofessional collaboration may lead to greater knowledge, skills and satisfaction for staff and a better service for patients.When teams are running efficiently patients will benefit from simple outcomes such as getting the correct medicines at the correct dosing intervals and getting their discharge medicines in a timely fashion.

Poor doctor-pharmacist collaboration and communication may have a negative impact on the healthcare provided and the outcome

for a patient, for example, failure to detect or communicate a prescribing issue.”

I found an even better explanation on a Dutch site, but I’ll translate that before posting that.

(Oh. btw.. ‘Infatuation’ switched from PCH to Ritalin and is feeling better already!)

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