GRP-040 Clinical Significance of Recommendations Made by Pharmacists About Drug-Related Problems (DRP)

Evaluation of clinical interventions made by pharmacists in chemotherapy preparation

BACKGROUND Cancer drugs are high risk drugs and medication errors in their prescribing, preparation and administration have serious consequences, including death. The importance of a multidisciplinary approach and the benefits of pharmacists' contribution to cancer treatment to minimise risk have been established. However, the impact of services provided by pharmacists to cancer patient care is...

Autoimmunity in differentiated thyroid cancer: significance and related clinical problems.

Coexistence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) and thyroid autoimmune diseases could represent a mere coincidence due to the frequent occurrence of autoimmunity, but there may also be a pathological and causative link between the two conditions. The coincidence of DTC with Hashimoto's disease has been variably reported at between 0.5 and 22.5% and of DTC with Graves' disease between 0 and 9...

Should Clinical Services Provided by Pharmacists be Compensated?

Using Decision Analysis to Modify Clinical Decisions Made by Pharmacists and Students

The purpose of this study was to determine if pharmacists’ decision making could be modified by providing probabilities for efficacy and adverse reactions for antihypertensive agents using case scenarios. Five groups of pharmacists were prospectively evaluated. Pharmacists recommended antihypertensive therapy for eight cases. After a two week washout pharmacists again selected antihypertensive ...

Should Clinical Services Provided by Pharmacists be Compensated?