Defining and advancing ambulatory care pharmacy practice: It is time to lengthen our stride
Author(s) -
Dennis K. Helling,
Samuel G. Johnson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of health-system pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.487
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1535-2900
pISSN - 1079-2082
DOI - 10.2146/ajhp140076
Subject(s) - ambulatory care , medicine , pharmacy , health care , clinical pharmacy , medication therapy management , nursing , subspecialty , pharmacy practice , specialty , family medicine , disease management , ambulatory , pharmacist , disease , pathology , economics , economic growth , parkinson's disease
This paper reviews the basic tenets of ambulatory care pharmacy practice, including (1) the historical development of patient-centered care provided by pharmacists, (2) the need for and value of comprehensive medication management, (3) the education, training, and qualifications of pharmacists, and (4) demonstrated improvement in health and healthcare outcomes from pharmacists' services.
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