Pharmacist’ monitoring/screening services

Although pharmacists can receive objective patient data from local laboratories or from physicians, it may be decided that it is more convenient for the patient and pharmacist if a laboratory monitoring/screening service is performed at the point of care. Several types of monitors and equipment can be purchased by pharmacists and integrated into their practices. For example, pharmacists who implement a wellness program may purchase a body-fat analyzer, a weight scale, or a monitor that measures the lipid and glucose levels of... 

The definition of clinical pharmacy services may vary considerably under the generalist model. Services may consist of departmentally defined drug monitoring, collection of data for drug-use reviews, and target drug class screening. Pharmacists provide clinical ser-... 

As pharmacy practice evolves from a product to a patient orientation, there are unique challenges that arise in managing the value-added services that pharmacists are developing to meet patient needs (e.g., cholesterol screening, diabetes education, drug therapy monitoring, etc.). A section of this book is dedicated to the planning, implementation, reimbursement and evaluation of these new patient care services offered by pharmacists. 

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