Clinical Pharmacy Practice Guidelines

Clinical Pharmacy Practice Guidelines (Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia)... 

The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Committee of Specialty Practice in Clinical Pharmacy. SHPA guidelines for the practice of selected clinical pharmacy activities—Part 1. Aust. J. Hosp. Pharm. 1987, 17, 163-165. 

American College of Clinical Pharmacy Practice Affairs Committee. Practice guidelines for pharmacotherapy specialists. Pharmacotherapy 2000, 20, 487-490. 

The purpose of these practice guidelines is to describe the level of clinical pharmacy practice, knowledge, specialized skills, and unique functions that characterize the pharmacotherapy specialist. 

Pharmacy practice guidelines Same as clinical practice guidelines specific to the storage and dispensing of drugs. 

Guidelines for Good Pharmacy Practice in Support of Clinical Trials in Hospitals, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, 1994. 

AHRQ has several initiatives that should be of particular interest to the clinical pharmacy community. These include the Centers for Education and Research in Therapeutics (CERTs), the Evidence Based Practice Centers (EPCs), National Guidelines Clearinghouse (NGC), and a coordinated set of activities with the goal of Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP). 

The fundamental components of the Standard are the statement of objectives of clinical pharmacy and the documentation of procedures for selected clinical activities. In addition, the issues of boundaries of clinical practice, training, and education are addressed. These guidelines have been utilized in policy development at local and federal government levels, in the accreditation of clinical pharmacy services, and as a key standard for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. 

Psychiatric pharmacy practice is a rewarding specialty with diverse opportunities to have an impact on the care of patients directly through innovative practice models, quality assurance, and patient education, and indirectly through professional education, the development of treatment guidelines, clinical research, and careers in the pharmaceutical industryj ... 

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