Does a pharmacist advise people to follow the prescribed dosages?
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Stacy Wiegman answered:Pharmacists do usually advise people to follow the dosages of medication prescribed by their doctors. The pharmacist may contact the doctor about a particular prescription if he or she has questions or concerns about dosage or drug interactions.
As a patient, you can also take steps to ensure you're taking the right amount of medicine. One helpful step: Ask your doctor to include the purpose of the drug on the prescription, such as "for relief of itch." Some drugs are prescribed for different conditions at different dosages, so knowing the drug's purpose can help the pharmacist recognize a mistake in dosing.Pharmacists do usually advise people to follow the dosages of medication prescribed by their doctors. The pharmacist may contact the doctor about a particular prescription if he or she has questions or concerns about dosage or drug interactions. As... More -
Dr. Goldina Erowele answered:Absolutely, by working together with your prescriber - physician or nurse practitioner. Pharmacists are medication experts - they review all prescriptions or medication order to make sure the dose, frequency (how often one takes the medication) are appropriate. This is called drug utilization review. They also review for drug related problems such as drug-drug/herbal/OTC interactions, therapeutic duplication, contraindications and dosing per body weight.
Absolutely, by working together with your prescriber - physician or nurse practitioner. Pharmacists are medication experts - they review all prescriptions or medication order to make sure the dose, frequency (how often one takes the medication) are... More
