Which of the following is a component of patient counseling?

• A. Proper storage and disposal
• B. Refill information
• C. Prospective DUR
• D. Drug utilization review

Answer: (A)

Patient counseling is about giving practical, real-world guidance to use a medicine safely and effectively. Proper storage and disposal fits here because it directly affects how well the medicine works and prevents harm—storing it correctly keeps potency and reduces the risk of accidental ingestion, while disposal guidance helps prevent environmental impact and misuse. The other items are more about the pharmacist’s processes or administrative tasks (reviewing prescriptions before dispensing or evaluating prescribing patterns) rather than what you’d tell a patient to do in everyday use. Refill information can be discussed, but it isn’t the core counseling content in the same way storage and disposal is.