Clinical pharmacy
is the branch of Pharmacy
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where pharmacists provide patient care that optimizes the use of medication and promotes health, wellness and disease prevention.
Clinical pharmacists care for patients in all health care settings but the clinical pharmacy movement initially began inside hospitals and clinics. Clinical pharmacists often collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Clinical pharmacists have extensive education in the biomedical, pharmaceutical, sociobehavioral and clinical sciences. Most clinical pharmacists have a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree and many have completed one or more years of post-graduate training (e.g. a general and/or specialty pharmacy residency).
Within the system of health care, clinical pharmacists are experts in the therapeutic use of medications.
They routinely provide medication therapy evaluations and recommendations to patients and other health care professionals. Clinical pharmacists are a primary source of scientifically valid information and
advice regarding the safe, appropriate, and cost-effective use of medications.
A more appropriate definition for clinical pharmacy is, "Clinical pharmacy is the branch of pharmacy which deals with various aspect of patient care, dispensing of drugs and
advising patient on the safe and rational use of drug."
In some states, clinical pharmacists are
given preive authority.
Basic components of clinical pharmacy practice:
Prescribing drugs
Dispensing and administering drugs
ing professional services
Reviewing drug use
Communication
Counseling
Consulting
Scope of clinical pharmacy:
Drug Distribution Systems
Drug Information
Drug Utilization
Drug Evaluation and Selection
Medication Therapy Management
Formal Education and Training Program
Disease State Management
Miscellaneous:Application of Electronic Data Processing(EDP).
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_pharmacy