International journal of clinical pharmacy
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Handling drug-related problems in rehabilitation patients: a randomized study.
Drug-related problems (DRPs) have been found to be associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and health costs. ⋯ Involvement of a pharmacist in drug-therapy management, including participation in multidisciplinary team discussions, markedly improved the identification and resolution of DRPs during a hospital stay. The benefit persisted after discharge.
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There is limited information in New Zealand about community pharmacists' perceptions of services that benefit older people. ⋯ Community pharmacists in New Zealand perceived they provide a range of services of potential benefit to older people for managing their medicines. Establishing new services requires cooperation from other health professionals, peer support, training, funding and time. Further research into patients' outcomes from new and established services is needed.
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Good pharmacy practice is the process of supplying the accurate drug to the right patient for an adequate period of time with the lowest cost to the patient and the community. Pharmacist have a crucial role in promoting good pharmacy practice. ⋯ The dispensing practice in the community pharmacies in the Turkish part of Cyprus seems inadequate in terms of GPP.
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Specific data on the actual clinical practice of United Kingdom pharmacists in Critical Care are limited. Within the general critical care units of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, clinical pharmacists have the facility to electronically document, communicate and follow-up proactive recommendations using a Pharmacy Review Form via the Clinical Information System, MetaVision(®). ⋯ There was a high acceptance rate for proactive medication-related recommendations made by critical care pharmacists via the electronic review form. The majority of pharmacist recommendations were related to adding or refining currently prescribed medication. Ten percent of recommendations related to medication reconciliation of patients' pre-admission medication.
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In recent years, the pharmacy profession has moved towards more patient-oriented services. Some examples are medication review, screening and monitoring for disease, and prescribing. The new services are intended to be in close collaboration with general practitioners (GPs) yet little is known of how GPs in New Zealand perceive these new services. Objective To examine GPs' perceptions of pharmacists' new services. ⋯ Pharmacists should exploit their own strengths and the potential opportunities for these services, and reduce any weaknesses and threats. A possible strategic plan should include increased effective communication, piloting services, and the integration of some services into medical practices.