Drug information pharmacy practice community

ESCP has about 850 members from 48 countries. Members practice in hospitals, clinics, universities, community pharmacies, governmental settings, drug information centers, pharmaceutical industry, and any other places where clinical pharmacists are employed. The Society has four different classes of members ordinary members are individuals who are actively involved in pursuing the objectives of the Society honorary members are those who have distinguished themselves in a particularly honorable way toward the Society patrons and sponsors arc individuals or corporate bodies, who have expressed their willingness to support the Society financially and student members are individual students or educational institutions. 

Clinical practice in the hospital could be in the central hospital pharmacy, a satellite pharmacy, a pharmacist s office, or a patient care area. The hospital pharmacy is usually located on a lower floor of the facility, which places the pharmacist physically remote from the patient, physician, nurse, and other personnel. Communications are often by telephone, fax, or information technology rather than in person. A satellite pharmacy is a pharmacy area located in the patient care area where drug distribution and clinical services are provided. A satellite pharmacy places the pharmacist in the patient care area where drug distribution and clinical services are provided. A satellite pharmacy facilitates the placement of pharmacists in close proximity to the patients, physicians, and nurses. A pharmacist s office space is often provided as a location for the pharmacist to provide clinical services that is in close proximity to patients, physicians, and nurses. Clinical services can be provided in a drug information center, often located in the hospital pharmacy, but it may be located in the medical library. Therapeutic drug-monitoring services may be provided from a pharmacist s office location. 

Practical experience is also available. Pharmaceutical companies, professional associations, and publishers offer residencies and fellowships in medical communications or related areas, such as drug information. Schools of pharmacy offer clerkships for students under the direction of medical communicators. Finally, there is on-the-job training. Overstreet said, PharmDs are a hot commodity right now, even without experience. Some employers are willing to accept a new PharmD graduate and train them themselves. ... 

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