OMP Primary Care Clinic Case Study

At OMP Primary Care Clinic, it is a standard practice to update each patient’s medication list at each visit. The medication list is always updated because the provider needs to see what medications the patient is currently taking; this can play a valuable role in the patient’s treatment plan because some medications can interfere with others. I have been able to update medications at the clinic every time I room a patient. Also, the clinic always prints out each patient’s medication list at the front desk; this gives the patient time to review their medications before they are called back. I have not added medications to a patient list yet, but we are not authorized to take a patient medication off of the list; this must be done by the provider. …show more content…
Amphetamine sulfate (Adderall) can be prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and is a schedule II drug, which cannot be sent electronically from the clinic to a pharmacy. Schedule II drugs always require a printout prescription that the patient can take with them to their pharmacy. Fluticasone (Flonase) is a corticosteroid commonly used for allergies and asthma, and the most common form prescribed at the clinic is a nasal spray. Citalopram hydrobromide (Celexa) is commonly prescribed to patients for depression. Amlodipine besylate (Norvasc) is prescribed for hypertension, which seems to be common reason for a medication prescription at the