Pharmaceutical care services: examining effectiveness in improving patient outcomes

Clinical Governance: An International Journal

ISSN: 1477-7274

Article publication date: 1 April 2006

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(2006), "Pharmaceutical care services: examining effectiveness in improving patient outcomes", Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Vol. 11 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/cgij.2006.24811bae.004

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Pharmaceutical care services: examining effectiveness in improving patient outcomes

Pharmaceutical care services: examining effectiveness in improving patient outcomesE.E. Roughead, S.J. Semple and A.I. VitryInternational Journal of Pharmacy Practice2005Vol. 13No. 1pp. 53-70

The aim of this review was to assess the effects of pharmaceutical care services on patient outcomes. The intervention had to be provided by a pharmacist in the community, hospital outpatient or ambulatory care setting. The service had to include a one-to-one consultation with the patient (focusing on management of health and resolution of medication-related problems), development of a care plan, and follow-up consultation. Although there appeared to be some improvement in medication use and some intermediate outcomes, the primary studies did not consistently report the same measures of effect. The authors appropriately concluded that future studies should focus on outcomes relevant to this type of intervention.

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