Survey on the Implementation of Pharmaceutical Care in Shanghai
- VernacularTitle:上海市药疗保健发展现状调查
- Author:
Jiao LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pharmaceutical care;
Pharmacists;
Drug therapy
- From:
China Pharmacy
2007;0(26):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To survey the implementation of pharmaceutical care in various levels of medical institutions in Shanghai and introduce the foreign experience in order to find out defect and orientation in the field of pharmaceutical care in China. METHODS:The pharmaceutical care practices of clinical pharmacists in sampled hospitals were surveyed using questionnaire in order to survey the status quo of the implementation of clinical pharmacy projects in various levels of hospitals in Shanghai. The focused projects were evaluated to analyze the advantage and disadvantage of pharmaceutical care provided by clinical pharmacists in various levels of hospitals and orientation of pharmaceutical care in the future. RESULTS:Medical care and pharmaceutical care in China which were different from foreign model of pharmaceutical care with community pharmacy as main model presented multi-level operating model. The scales of pharmacy in China were ranged from community-based health service station to grade A class three hospital according to the rank of hospital. CONCLUSION:The development of pharmaceutical care in China requires clinical pharmaceutical staff overcome the difficulty and strive to make innovation.
