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The Role of Pharmacists in the Evolution of Health Care: An Open Forum Discussion
Author(s) -
Kelly H. William
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
pharmacotherapy: the journal of human pharmacology and drug therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.227
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1875-9114
pISSN - 0277-0008
DOI - 10.1592/phco.26.9part2.200s
Subject(s) - pharmacy , pharmacy practice , clinical pharmacy , psychological intervention , medicine , health care , nursing , medical education , pharmaceutical care , family medicine , public relations , political science , law
The pharmacy profession should be actively involved in the development of guidelines and protocols for various disease states. Good research to demonstrate that interventions by pharmacists result in good clinical outcomes and money saved is scarce. Pharmacy is in the early throes of change as a result of growth within the profession. In the future, pharmacists will be more involved in clinical evaluations and less with drug dispensing duties because of advances in automation. The new Medicare Part D program is a real opportunity for pharmacists to be actively engaged in patient education and treatment monitoring.