Open AccessThe role of the pharmacist in the management of kidney transplant recipients
Author(s) -
Joshua J. Wiegel,
Ali J. Olyaei
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.185108
Subject(s) - medicine , polypharmacy , pharmacist , multidisciplinary approach , multidisciplinary team , kidney transplant , intensive care medicine , medication therapy management , medical emergency , family medicine , kidney transplantation , nursing , transplantation , pharmacy , social science , sociology
Pharmacists may play a key role on the multidisciplinary transplant team. This article describes the development and current status of pharmacists in the management of transplant recipients in the United States. Traditionally, pharmacists played an important support role in transplant medicine. This role has been expanded to include direct patient care for the avoidance, detection, and/or treatment of side effects from the polypharmacy necessary in the management of these complex patients. Pharmacists provide pre- and post-transplant education to transplant recipients to enhance adherence to complicated medical regimens and thereby reduce readmission to hospital and unscheduled, costly visits to urgent care centers and/or hospital emergency departments.