The 6E Way of Medication Counseling

Dr SANJAY KALRA; Dr SOURABH SHARMA; Dr NITIN KAPOOR

doi:10.59793/54g7xf61

Authors

Dr SANJAY KALRA *Treasurer, International Society of Endocrinology (ISE); Vice President, South Asian Obesity Forum (SOF); Bharti Hospital, Karnal, Haryana, India
Dr SOURABH SHARMA Dept. of Nephrology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
Dr NITIN KAPOOR Dept. of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India; Noncommunicable Disease Unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59793/54g7xf61

Keywords:

Counseling,, chronic disease,, diabetes,, motivational therapeutics,, obesity,, person-centered care

Abstract

Medication counseling is an integral part of clinical care. No prescription is complete unless accompanied by a comprehensive
explanation of why, when, and how to take advised drugs. The 6E mnemonic provides a simple, yet sufficiency robust
method of ensuring completeness of counseling. Expectations, effectiveness and efficiency, ease and endurance, economy,
education, and engagement: these represent the six enduring pillars of medication counseling.