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Among the most fundamental
responsibilities of Pharmacists
The Pharmacists can serve as a
resource for issues regarding:
Cost-effective medication selection and
use
Medication policy decisions
Medication information resource selection
Practice related issues
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Opportunities are growing in
several areas:
Managed Care Organizations
The Pharmaceutical Industry
Ambulatory Care
Insurance Industry
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Information printed in a reference
or verbalized by an individual that
pertains to drugs.
Can also be associated with other
words:
Specialist/ practitioner/provider
Center/Service/Practice
Functions/Skills
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Used in place of drug information
The management and use of
information on medication
therapy and to signify the broader
role that all pharmacists take in
information provision
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1. Support for Clinical Services
2. Pharmacy and Therapeutics
committee activity
3. Publications
4. Education
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5. Medication usage evaluation/
Medication Use Evaluation
6. Investigational Medication
control
7. Coordination of Reporting
programs
8. Poison information
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The first drug information center was opened at the University of Kentucky Medical Center
An area separated from the pharmacy was dedicated to provide drug information
a source of selected, comprehensive drug information for staff physicians and dentists to evaluate and compare drugs
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Expected to take and active role in
the education of health professional
students
A stated goal was to influence
pharmacy students in developing their
role as drug consultants.
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Different approaches to providing drug information services included: Decentralizing pharmacists in the hospital
Offering a clinical consultation service
Providing services for geographic area through a regional center
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EXPECTATION: Drug information would
be stored in the center, retrieved,
selected, evaluated and disseminated
by the specialist.
DRUG INFORMATION SPECIALIST
The individual responsible for operation of
the center
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Information would be disseminated to:
Respond to specific questions
Assist in the evaluation of drugs for use in
the hospital
Inform through newsletters of current
developments related to drugs.
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Drug Literature is vast and complex.
Drug Literature is growing rapidly in
size. It is also increasingly complex,
interdisciplinary and inter-professional
in nature.
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Literature on clinical experience
with drugs is sizable and growing
Competent evaluation of masses
of drug information is particularly
necessary.
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Medical Retrieval and Analysis
System (MEDLARS)
Developed by the National Library of
Medicine
Provided a computerized form of
searching
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Requests for searches were submitted
by mail and results returned by mail
The drug information Specialist was
viewed as a person who could bridge
the gap and effectively communicate
drug information.
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The beginning of the CLINICAL
PHARMACY concept
It laid the groundwork for pharmacists
to demonstrate the ability to assume
more responsibility in providing input
on patient drug therapy.
Pharmacists were provided the
opportunity to extend their patient
contribution
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Pharmacists could offer their
expertise as consultants on drug
therapy.
CLINICAL DRUG LITERATURE
The tool the pharmacist uses to
function in this capacity
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Many of the services still continue as
the major responsibilities of drug
information centers
But the scope and depth have changed
largely
The problems referred to drug
information centers tend to be more
complex, require use of specialized
resources or require more in0depth
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Study Commission on Pharmacy
The external group was established to
review the state of the practice and
education of pharmacists and report
its findings.
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among the deficiencies in the health
care system, one is the unavailability
of adequate information for those who
consume, prescribe, dispense and
administer drugs. This deficiency has
resulted in inappropriate drug use and
an unacceptable frequency of drug
induced disease.
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Pharmacists are seen as health care
system of the future by providing
information about drugs to consumers
and health professionals. Education
and training of pharmacists now and
in the future must be developed to
meet these important responsibilities.
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INTRODUCTION TO DRUG AND HEALTH INFORMATION IN PHARMACY.pptx