The General Practice Pharmacist – Potential for Diabetes Medicines Optimisation in the Role
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| Satellite | The General Practice Pharmacist – Potential for Diabetes Medicines Optimisation in the Role | |||
| Speakers | Sanjay Tanna (Senior Clinical Pharmacist - General Practice, NHS Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale/Committee Member, UKCPA Respiratory Group and Practice Pharmacist/Independent Prescriber, Owen Road Surgery, Lancaster) | |||
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Diabetes – one of the most common and growing long term conditions in the UK. It is a multifactorial disease requiring medications in various domains. The three key areas as follows: Glucose control is one domain- the plethora of new medicines and where they fit into the current management process, clinical inertia, patient adherence issues, the role of education at patient – a pharmacist can certainly help with these issues. Blood pressure control- again multiple agents and where they fit into current management process- a pharmacist can help with these issues. Lipid management- the role of statins as well as lifestyle modification – a pharmacist can help with this. It is important to note that all three domains are important in managing diabetic patients, medicines are all involved in all three domains and so a pharmacist has a role in optimising medicines in all three domains rather than just concentrate on glucose management medicines only! This session will endeavour to show how a General Practice based pharmacist can help optimise medicines used in diabetes management. | ||||
