Medication management system available in Canada

A new US/Canadian cross-border partnership will expand access for patients who turn to pharmacists for medication therapy management  services. Minneapolis, USA-based Medication Management Systems, has  partnered with Medication Management Canada, to adapt its groundbreaking  electronic therapeutic record, the Assurance System, for the Canadian  health care market.

"Our common goal is to improve patient care by rapidly expanding  medication therapy management services delivered by pharmacists across  Canada," said Linda Strand, co-founder and vice president of  professional services for MMS. She added: "MMS' Assurance System  provides pharmacists a clinical decision support system and electronic  therapeutic record to promote common practice standards, document  therapeutic outcomes, and improve patient care -  the infrastructure  pharmacists have needed."

"Pharmacy practice in Canada is becoming more integrated with the  patient's care team, requiring a significant change from the current  practice to include new methods and tools," explained Sunny Loo,  executive director of MMC, adding: "the benefits of the Assurance  System, as an integral part of this evolving pharmaceutical care role,  became apparent and our partnership with MMS puts us in the ideal  position to support Canadian pharmacists in meeting this challenge."