Family Nurse Practitioner/Pharmacist Collaborative Medication Counseling in Patients With Diabetes

Medication adherence is an ongoing challenge in patients with diabetes on multidrug regimens. With multiple prescription medications, adherence to the individualized drug regimen can become a problem, and diabetes management worsens. It is pivotal for patients and nurse practitioners to have the opportunity to work with a pharmacist in the outpatient setting to review individualized medication regimens. In this study, the medication regimens of diabetic patients were reviewed with a pharmacist, and suggested changes to the regimen were implemented by the nurse practitioner. Follow-up A1Cs were reviewed 6 months after implementation, and there was a statistically significant improvement in the A1C levels.