Open AccessCost-saving medication therapy management for outpatients
Author(s) -
K.Bharathi Priya,
Mary Sreshta,
Sonin Philip
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
perspectives in clinical research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2229-5488
pISSN - 2229-3485
DOI - 10.4103/picr.picr_164_18
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , pharmacy , clinical pharmacy , audit , pharmacist , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , medication therapy management , emergency medicine , health care , ambulatory care , drug utilization review , medical emergency , family medicine , intensive care medicine , nursing , business , economics , economic growth , accounting
Medication costs comprise the majority of health system budgets and continue to increase faster than other health-care expenditures. The objective of this study is to evaluate the causes and monetary value of cost-saving prescription interventions made by clinical pharmacists in outpatient pharmacy.