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Clinical pharmacists: Bridging the gap between patients and physicians

The clinical pharmacy has spread out drastically in terms of its professional services throughout the past few years. The clinical pharmacist become a crucial element of healthcare team and promotes patient care by interacting with physician and patient. The aim of this paper is to highlight the rol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Francis, Jolly, Abraham, Suja
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4281611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25561874
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsps.2014.02.011
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Sumario:The clinical pharmacy has spread out drastically in terms of its professional services throughout the past few years. The clinical pharmacist become a crucial element of healthcare team and promotes patient care by interacting with physician and patient. The aim of this paper is to highlight the role of clinical pharmacists in various departments. It concludes that the features of interactions occurring between clinical pharmacists and physicians influence the teamwork between pharmacists and physicians and provide better patient care.