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Questions about Your Medecines

Questions about Your Medecines. Boltzman Institute 10 - 11 November 2000 Brussels - Belgium. Why “ Q uestions” ?. You can never learn enough about all commonly used medicines by the whole population... But you can easily teach them to ask five questions before using a new drug.

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Questions about Your Medecines

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  1. Questions aboutYour Medecines Boltzman Institute 10 - 11 November 2000 Brussels - Belgium

  2. Why “Questions” ? You can never learn enough about all commonly used medicines by the whole population... But you can easily teach them to ask five questions before using a new drug.

  3. The 5 Key Questions • What does this medicine do ? • How and when do I use it ? • For how long do I have to use it ? • May I drive when I take this medicine ? • What side effects or risks should I know about this medicine, and what do I do when they occur ?

  4. Pharmacists will contribute to the development of these 5 questions : • Providing a model of counseling based on the questions • Encouraging patients to ask these questions • Providing advice, help and support to patients who want to know more about there medication. • Urging all commercial companies to structure their communication to the patient based on these 5 questions • Displaying posters and providing relevant literature

  5. How “QaM” ? • Implementation • with an image campaign for pharmacies • with a public education program through pharmacy • with a launch of new medicines in partnership with the industry • Material : • posters, leaflets, stickers, post-its, postcards,telephone numbers ... • Keep it running ...

  6. Last projects • Germany : campaign in ‘96-’97 • Spain : campaign in the pharmacy • Portugal : pilot campaign in Lisboa (29 pharmacies) • Slovenia : education of pharmacists and leaflets for patients (all pharmacists) • Belgium : pilot campaign around Bruges (60 pharmacies) in 1999 national campaign in Belgium ( 65 %of pharmacies ) • Twinning projects : • Germany - Croatia • Finland - Estonia • Denmark - Latvia

  7. National Belgium • Pilot study( round Bruges) • planned with a public education program through pharmacy • post-its with the 5 questions • information brochure for the pharmacist with education • Information to the local doctors • Material : • press articles, posters, post-its, and toothpaste ... • Keep it running ...

  8. Belgium • National campaign • planned with a public education program through pharmacy • post-its with the 5 questions • information brochure for the pharmacist with education • Adaptation of our counseling tools based on the 5 answers • Material : • press articles to the public and to the pharmacist, posters, post-its,... • Keep it running ...

  9. Working with doctors • For expanding this structured knowledge to the patients • material used • Adaptation of our counseling tools based on the 5 answers • Same information doctors - pharmacists • makes confusion • makes uncertain • For keeping it running based on a permanent confrontation by the patients on structured information

  10. Working together will make patients go to a better compliance and even concordance of there treatments

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