Medication therapy management (MTM) is a distinct service or group of services that optimize therapeutic outcomes for individual patients. MTM services are independent of, but can occur in conjunction with the provision of a medication on product. Six basic elements of pharmaceutical management include:
1. Policy and legal framework (national drug laws including registration)
2. Selection (includes products used and treatment regimens)
3. Procurement (includes quantification of needs)
4. Distribution (includes receipt of shipment into country)
5. Use (includes compliance/adherence by prescriber and patient)
6. Management support (includes management information system, quality assurance, human resource needs, basic and in-service training and monitoring and supervision)
Last date updated on June, 2014
