Practical Guide to Pharmaceutical Care

Pharmaceutical care is a quality philosophy and working method for professionals within the medication process. It focusesthe attitudes, behaviors, commitments, concerns, ethics, functions, knowledge, responsibilities and skills of the pharmaciston the provision of drug therapy with the goal of achieving definite therapeutic outcomes toward patient health and qualityof life. This book provides the basic information necessary to establish, support, deliver, and maintain medicationmanagement services. This trusted text explains how a practitioner delivers pharmaceutical care services and provides avision of how these services fit into the evolving healthcare structure. This text provides the step-by-step implementationstrategies necessary to practice in this patient-centered environment. This practical guide provides fundamentals ofpharmaceutical care which helps to understand growing role in drug therapy assessment and delivery. It will establish strongtherapeutic relationship with patients. It is the patient-centered approach combined with an orderly, logical, rationaldecision-making process assessing the indication, effectiveness, safety, and convenience of all patient drug therapies. It willhave a measurable positive impact on the outcomes of drug therapy.