Clinical pharmacy

A hospital pharmacist is checking a liquid solution.

Clinical pharmacy is the branch of pharmacy in which clinical pharmacists provide direct patient care that optimizes the use of medication and promotes health, wellness, and disease prevention.^[1]^[2] Clinical pharmacists care for patients in all health care settings but the clinical pharmacy movement initially began inside hospitals and clinics. Clinical pharmacists often work in collaboration with physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals.^[3] Clinical pharmacists can enter into a formal collaborative practice agreement with another healthcare provider, generally one or more physicians, that allows pharmacists to prescribe medications and order laboratory tests.

^ American College of Clinical Pharmacy (June 2008). "The definition of clinical pharmacy" (PDF). Pharmacotherapy. 28 (6): 816–7. doi:10.1592/phco.28.6.816. PMID 18503408. S2CID 45522678.
^ Cvikl, M., & Sinkovič, A. (2020). Interventions of a clinical pharmacist in a medical intensive care unit – A retrospective analysis. Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 20(4), 495-501. https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms
^ Thomas D (November 2018). Clinical Pharmacy Education, Practice and Research. ISBN 9780128142776.

[pmid18503408-1] American College of Clinical Pharmacy (June 2008). "The definition of clinical pharmacy" (PDF). Pharmacotherapy. 28 (6): 816–7. doi:10.1592/phco.28.6.816. PMID 18503408. S2CID 45522678.

[2] Cvikl, M., & Sinkovič, A. (2020). Interventions of a clinical pharmacist in a medical intensive care unit – A retrospective analysis. Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 20(4), 495-501. https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms

[Thomas_2019-3] Thomas D (November 2018). Clinical Pharmacy Education, Practice and Research. ISBN 9780128142776.

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