background: drug utilization evaluation (due) is an effective process in order to identifying variability in drug use and subsequent application of effective interventions for improving  patient outcomes. in this study, appropriate uses of drugs were evaluated by pharmacy service. methods : a prospective, interventional study was designed for determining frequency and type of clinical pharmacis...

any suboptimum treatment in the management of patients can lead to medication errors (mes) that may increase morbidity and mortality in hospitalized individuals. by establishing well-designed patient care activities within the managed care setting, clinical pharmacists can cooperate with other health care professionals to provide quality care and maximize safety. the aim of this study was to ev...

since late 1960s, pharmacists in the usa and england have started a professional movement towards a more efficient presence in clinical wards of hospitals. a similar movement has started in developed european countries during the past decade. pharmacists are convinced of the need for them to play their role as drug consultants and pharmacotherapy advisers to make decisions on drug therapy probl...

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...

background : following establishment of iranian adverse drug reaction (adr) monitoring  center  in  1997, adr  committees  were  established  in  all  hospitals  of mazandaran province of iran. clinical pharmacists from mazandaran university of medical sciences have been involved with these committees since 2007. the aim of this study was to compare the results of the pharmacovigilance system b...

Since late 1960s, pharmacists in the USA and England have started a professional movement towards a more efficient presence in clinical wards of hospitals. A similar movement has started in developed European countries during the past decade. Pharmacists are convinced of the need for them to play their role as drug consultants and pharmacotherapy advisers to make decisions on drug therapy probl...

Since late 1960s, pharmacists in the USA and England have started a professional movement towards a more efficient presence in clinical wards of hospitals. A similar movement has started in developed European countries during the past decade. Pharmacists are convinced of the need for them to play their role as drug consultants and pharmacotherapy advisers to make decisions on drug therapy probl...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The clinical pharmacist's role within family medicine residency programs (FMRPs) is well established. However, there is limited information regarding perceptions of program directors (PDs) about clinical pharmacy educators. The study objectives were (1) to estimate the prevalence of clinical pharmacists within FMRPs and (2) to determine barriers and motivations for inc...

63 Am J Health-Syst Pharm—Vol 64 Jan 1, 2007 PAMELA LADA, PHARM.D., is Clinical Emergency Medicine Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA. GEORGE DELGADO, JR., PHARM.D., is Coordinator, Emergency Pharmacy Services, and Clinical Emergency Medicine Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit Receiving Hospital and University Health Center, Detroi...