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Counseling is an important part of pharmaceutical care to influence patient behavior and adherence. The concepts described in this chapter are a proposal of counseling skills in pharmaceutical care . More than assuring expected medication outcomes , adequate counseling requires communication and relational abilities as tools to provide the best patient care possible. Counseling aims to set a permanent cooperation with patients , thus favoring patient empowerment , self-caring abilities, medication adherence and improved health-related behaviors.
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Cavaco, A. (2019). Pharmaceutical Care and Patient Counseling. In: Alves da Costa, F., van Mil, J., Alvarez-Risco, A. (eds) The Pharmacist Guide to Implementing Pharmaceutical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92576-9_4
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