Medication management is the process of a medical provider assessing, diagnosing, and treating individuals with medication. The provider reviews the patient's medication and closely monitors the patient's progress, looks for side effects, adjusts dosage, and/or changes medication when needed. The goal of medication management is to positively impact the patient's overall health needs.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) on Medication Management:
1. What is Medication Management?
Medication management is the process of a medical provider assessing, diagnosing, and treating individuals with medication. The provider reviews the patient's medication and closely monitors the patients progress, looks for side effects, adjusts dosage and/or changes medication when needed. The goal of medication management is to positively impact the patient's overall health needs.
2. What are the benefits of medication management?
Psychotropic medications are commonly prescribed to address various mental health disorders. There are five types including antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, stimulants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers. Each of these five types serves different purposes, offers unique advantages, and may have potential side effects.
Psychotropic medications are closely monitored to ensure progress, as well as, being able to catch and address side effects quickly. Compliance- taking medication as prescribed- is important with any medication. Medication Management allows prescribers to ensure compliance that helps patients to achieve their desired results. Studies show that proper medication management can reduce the risk of readmission to the hospital by 35%.
3. What if I get medication from multiple prescribers- for example, my family doctor and my psychiatrist?
We will work together with other healthcare professionals to ensure a continuance of care.
4. Will I have to come into the office frequently?
Depending on the medications you are prescribed, the doctor will want to monitor for side effects, compliance, and progress. Controlled medications require more frequent visits. With convenient tele-health appointments available, we are happy to see you virtually, as well.
5. How can I set up an appointment?
Give us a call at 469-200-4093 or email us at info@compassionatepsychiatry.org
6. Do you know which significant cities Compassionate Psychiatric Services offer its mental health services to?
Compassionate Psychiatric Services range from anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction, trauma, eating disorders to numerous other mental health conditions and are offered to all our patients in the following city locations: Dallas, The Colony, Richardson, Flower Mound, Lewisville, Prosper, Irving and Arlington.
