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In- consistent information gathering, inappropriate
recommendations.
Lead to
WHY MNEMONICS??
Ø Could help Community pharmacy performance when dealing with patients' signs and
symptoms ?
Ø Could help in diagnosis by community pharmacists??
Ø THEY R Selected SelfCare Problem Solving Formats
WWHAM
Who is the patient?
What are the symptoms?
How long have the symptoms been present?
Action taken, medicines tried?
Medicines taken for other conditions?
Positive points Negative points
Establishes presenting complaint Fails to consider general appearance of
basic information- gathering tool. patient. (not help diagnosis)
No social/lifestyle factors taken into
account;
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