Pharmaceutical care practice the clinician's guide

• Other Authors: Cipolle, Robert J. (Editor), Strand, Linda M. (Editor), Morley, Peter C. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division 2004
• Edition: second edition
• Subjects: Pharmacology; Professional Practice; Drug Therapy; Pharmaceutical Services
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• Physical Description: xx, 394 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780071362597; 0071362592

This book is revised, expanded, and updated. Meet the challenges of developing a new patient-care pharmacy practice with the most practical and authoritative resource available. Written by leaders in the development of the pharmaceutical care practice model, "Pharmaceutical Care Practice" explains the pharmacist's new role in working with patients to develop drug therapy strategies that improve patients' quality of life by ensuring the best possible therapeutic outcomes. Whether you are a student or a practicing pharmacist seeking to improve your patient-care skills, use this book for the step-by-step implementation strategies needed to practice in this patient-centered environment: patient assessment, care plan development, follow-up evaluations, documentation, and reimbursement.This practical guide to providing pharmaceutical care helps readers: understand their increased role in drug therapy assessment and delivery; learn an effective process for applying your pharmacotherapeutic knowledge to identify and prevent or resolve drug therapy problems; establish a strong therapeutic relationship with your patients; optimize your patient's well-being by achieving therapeutic goals; improve your follow-up evaluation abilities; document your pharmaceutical care and obtain reimbursement; and, work collaboratively with other patient care providers. This new edition of "Pharmaceutical Care Practice" gives you the necessary skills to master the new demands of pharmacy practice with confidence. The new and expanded features in this edition include: patient's medication experience; the pharmacotherapy workup; standards of care; ethical considerations; reimbursement; documentation; and, new practice-based data