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Physician Acceptance of Clinical Pharmacy Service in a Skilled Nursing Home
Author(s) -
Taylor A. Thomas,
Martell Pamela H.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1980.tb00525.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacist , pharmacy , nursing , family medicine , clinical pharmacy , nursing homes , geriatrics , service (business) , psychiatry , economy , economics
A study was made of physician acceptance of pharmacist‐recommended changes in the drug therapy of elderly institutionalized patients. The records of 92 such patients were reviewed by the pharmacist. In 33 instances the pharmacist recommended changes in drug therapy. In 75.8 percent (25 of these 33 patients) the recommendations were judged appropriate and were accepted by the physician concerned.