Medication Counseling In Developing Countries
Counseling is an integral component of dispensing. It has a major role in patient compliance. However this component has been widely neglected by professionals in developing countries. In our current setting counseling means giving some verbal information about medicines to patients. Does this practice fulfils the objectives of counseling? Counseling is the process of telling people what you found, what it means, and what needs to be done, and doing so with tact and sensitivity. Jerger J. Effective Counseling in Audiology. Prentice-Hall;1994. Counseling is the process of giving and receiving information in a way that is meaningful, memorable and usable, changes behavior and facilitates a successful rehabilitative outcome. Yanz JL, Pociecha AL. Patient Counseling: Questioning, Retention & Social Style. Presentation at: American Academy