Patient safety: a subject needed in pharmacy education

[...] they can improve the quality of drug therapy by optimizing the organizational structures through which drug therapy is provided, especially by creating medication use systems and by regularly evaluating their performance.2 However, the pharmacist's active involvement in improving therapeu...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of pharmaceutical education 2010-04, Vol.74 (3), p.52b
1. Verfasser: Sanchez, Alina de las Mercedes Ma
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:[...] they can improve the quality of drug therapy by optimizing the organizational structures through which drug therapy is provided, especially by creating medication use systems and by regularly evaluating their performance.2 However, the pharmacist's active involvement in improving therapeutic outcomes has been limited. According to pharmaceutical care practice, the pharmacist is a safetyculture provider; therefore, this topic must be addressed in the pharmacy curriculum and courses on patient safety should be included in pharmaceutical education to maximize the participation of pharmacists in the patient's treatment control.
ISSN:0002-9459
1553-6467