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Clinical Pharmacy
Recent innovation in Pharm. Practice (1970)
Patient oriented profession
Activities:
Makes rounds with doctor, maintains patient histories,
monitors drug therapy, advises pt on drug use, side
effects, and drug interactions, ADR
Direct pt involvement ( conducting admissions,
discharge, interviews
Reviews drug utilization, education to improve drugs
use
US : Doctors do Dx; pharmacists prescribe the medicine
Important that clin. Pharmacist is familiar with different
lab tests and interpretation of results