The Medication Reconciliation was interesting to me. I enjoyed being able to apply the knowledge that I have learned throughout the semester to someone’s actual medications. Before beginning pharmacology, I would have never known how these medications worked or even what they were. Most of the medications that my client takes are drugs that we have previously been tested on, so I was able to apply that knowledge while adding some more information from research to the Medication Reconciliation. I also felt more invested in the research because it was specific to my client, who is a loved one of mine, so I was committed to providing the most accurate and effective information possible.

I did notice safety concerns about the medications that my client was on. Majority of the concerns had to do with her age. She is in her 70s which put her at risk for more adverse effects. The client did know why she was on each of her medications. This is important because she takes several different medications and knowing why drug is essential would increase likelihood of patient following prescription plan. The patient did that two medications that had a similar effect. She is suffering from a herniated disc, so she is on tramadol and meloxicam to treat pain. These drugs both reduce pain but do them in different ways. Meloxicam is an NSAID and tramadol is a narcotic painkiller. They can be used together to have adequate control over the severe pain caused by the herniated disc. The client did know why she was on both. She was in unbearable pain before prescribed both pain relievers, so understanding what each drug did to decrease this pain was important to her. There were no major medication interactions between the drugs that the patient was taking.