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What you need to know from the 238
patient….
• Blood in the stool
• Diet
• Any recent change in diet?
• Is the usual diet rich in fibre?
• Medication
• Present medication
• Any recent change in medication
• Previous use of laxatives
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Pharmaceutical care for patients suffering
from constipation (systematic approach):
• 1.Collect:Gathering of information:
• history?
• 2. Assessment:
• Differentiate patient’s signs/symptoms and correctly
identify the patient’s primary problem(s) and identify
exclusions for self treatment
• 3. Plan:
• Select an optimal therapeutic alternative to address the
patient’s problem, taking into account patient preferences.
• 4.Patient education:????
• 5. Evaluation of Patient Outcome :?
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