This commentary seeks to define the areas of social pharmacy and clinical pharmacy to uncover what they have in common and what still sets them apart. Common threats and challenges of the two areas are reviewed in order to understand the forces in play. Forces that still keep clinical and social pharmacy apart are university structures, research traditions, and the management of pharmacy servic...

OBJECTIVE To describe innovative programs within the Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy Department in the Colorado Region. SETTING One of eight regions of the nation's largest nonprofit health maintenance organization. PRACTICE DESCRIPTION The pharmacy department comprises two services, Clinical Pharmacy Services and Pharmacy Operations/Support Services, which are integrated to provide comprehensiv...

CPC-148 Table 1 adalimumab infliximab ustekinumab Lost to follow-up 5% (1/20) 23.5% (4/17) 22% (2/9) Continuing treatment 40% (8/20) 29.4% (5/17) 67% (6/9) Withdrawal/ Discontinuation by doctor 5% (1/20) 5.9% (1/17) 11% (1/9) Discontinuation due to good response 20% (4/20) – – Change of treatment 30% (6/20) 41.2% (7/17) – The causes of the discontinuation/change of treatment were: Abstract CPC-...

The past 3 decades have witnessed the evolution and refinement of clinical pharmacy. A growing body of evidence supports the proposition that ward-based clinical pharmacy practice improves patient care. The work of clinical pharmacists affects the health care system by significantly reducing mortality rates, medication errors, length of stay, and the cost of care. The Blueprint for Pharmacy, a ...

RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES In Nigeria, a shift from the traditional pharmacists' role of dispensing and compounding of medications began in the 1980s with the introduction of drug information services and unit dose-dispensing systems in some hospitals. More than three decades after this, clinical pharmacy practice is still underdeveloped. This study was conducted to explore stakeholders' vi...

Background There is strong evidence supporting that pharmacist involvement strengthens the quality of the medication process. There is also evidence indicating that many emergency admissions among the elderly are medicine related. Based on this existing knowledge, it was decided to investigate whether implementation of clinical pharmacy in the Emergency Department could make a further difference.

clinical pharmacy is deemed an integral component of a health care system. the presence of clinical pharmacists in medical rounds could assist physicians in optimizing patients' pharmacotherapy. moreover, clinical pharmacists may reduce adverse effects and medication errors insofar as they contribute significantly to the detection and management of drug-related problems, not least in patients w...