African Journal of Biomedical Research

Background: Menopause can be defined as cessation of ovarian function which marks transition from reproductive to non-reproductive phase in a women’s life. During this stage women suffer from various symptoms which is classified as somato-vegetative, psychological and genitourinary .Menopausal rating scale is a designed and standardised self-administered assessment scale to assess the menopausal symptoms and severity as per the scoring. Case Presentation: A 48 year old female patient came to hospital complaining about various somato- vegetaive ,psychological and genitourinary symptoms. On data collection she revealed that she had 14 consecutive months of amenorrhea to which the symptoms were assessed as postmenopausal symptoms. The patient and family members including husband and son was provided with a counselling session and the patient was asked to make changes in lifestyle including diet and exercise practice. There was a significant reduction in MRS Scoring between baseline data collection and 6 th month follow up. Conclusion: The case highlights the effective non pharmacological management of post menopausal symptoms by Clinical pharmacy services.