Medications have powerful effects on the body, and not always in ways that are good for you. If you take many drugs for different conditions and they interact badly together, you may even wind up with more symptoms. It’s recommended to have your pharmaceutical intake reviewed from time to time by your doctor or pharmacist.
If you’re enrolled in a Part D plan, you may qualify to have this analysis done free of charge under its Medication Therapy Management (MTM) service
All Part D plans (both stand-alone plans and Medicare Advantage HMOs and PPOs that provide prescription drugs) must provide MTM services. Your plan will invite you to participate only if you meet certain conditions:
- You take at least two to eight different Part D covered drugs. Your plan will specify the exact minimum number.
- You have at least two specified chronic conditions.
- The total cost of your drugs (what you pay plus what your plan pays) exceeds a specified annual amount that determined each year.
Your plan’s MTM must put you in contact personally with a clinical pharmacist who conducts a comprehensive review of all your meds (including nonprescription drugs, supplements, and vitamins) at least once a year. The MTM may also work with you to develop a medication action plan to improve your health.
The MTM cannot make changes in your drug regimen; only your doctor can do that. But the MTM may contact your doctor for information and share recommendations about the medications you take. You should also be given a detailed list of all your medications; keep this list handy to share with your current doctor, any new doctor, or the emergency room staff in a hospital so that they know exactly what you’re taking.
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