Tracey S. Hunter

This book presents the skills pharmacists need to step out from behind the counter and counsel patients. It is designed to assist practitioners to fully comply with the professional and legal requirements for patient counseling.

A practical guide to the professional and legal requirements for patient counseling, this book provides readers with the skills they need to be in compliance. The authors explore how a patient's attitude and behavior effect compliance, the pharmacist-patient relationship, and liability implications. They focus on the communication skills required to effectively counsel and provide realistic patient counseling scenarios that are easily adaptable to actual patient counseling situations. The book is meant to be used by any pharmacist practicing in any type of community pharmacy practice setting.