Open AccessPharmacist as an Integral Member of the Medical Team
Author(s) -
Aine Hackett BPharm
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sushruta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2732-5164
pISSN - 2732-5156
DOI - 10.38192/12.1.21
Subject(s) - pharmacist , pharmacy , family medicine , service (business) , medicine , hospital pharmacy , medical emergency , business , nursing , marketing
Pharmaceutical products account for the third largest spend for the National Health Service (NHS), with the bill in England alone, exceeding £17 billion per year 1 . The majority of patients admitted into hospital take medicines or will have done so at some point prior to their admission. So, predictably pharmacy and in particular the pharmacist in the NHS 10-year plan, is defined as having “an essential role to play” 2 .