CPT Knowledgebase - Nov 1, 2022

Question: In a practice with practitioners who see a lot of patients with Alzheimer's disease and dementia who live in an assisted-living facility, all of the patient's medications must be prescribed, including over-the-counter (OTC) medications, so that the facility may administer them. Would management of prescribed OTC medications be considered prescription management in the MDM element for risk when choosing the appropriate E/M code?

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