Prescribing advice can be provided by medicines information pharmacists within the pharmacy department or by pharmacists undertaking their clinical pharmacy duties in patient areas such as outpatient clinics or the wards.
Prescribing advice to medical and nursing staff
Prescribing advice
can be provided by medicines information pharmacists within the pharmacy
department or by pharmacists undertaking their clinical pharmacy duties in
patient areas such as outpatient clinics or the wards. This latter role may
also include attendance at medical ward rounds. The advice given can include
help with choice of medicine, dose, method of administration, side-effects,
interactions, monitoring require-ments and many other aspects of medicines use.
Studies examining pre-scribing advice given by clinical pharmacists have shown
high rates of acceptance from medical staff, demonstrating that the role is
both valued and effective.
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