Lecture 7 - Neurological Conditions Flashcards
Describe the evolutionary changes of pharmacy practice
Chemist –. compounding –> distribution –> evidence-based medicine –> pharmaceutical care –> extended pharmacy practice
Describe the relationship between a patient and a drug
Drug is used as a secondary vehicle to achieve the desired patient outcomes
What are pharmacists moving away from?
Dispensing
What are pharmacists moving towards?
Prescribing, drug administration, and patient assessment
What are pharmacists taught more of than any other health care professional?
Therapeutics
What do pharmacists have to look at?
Patients with chronic diseases, on numerous medications, with multifaceted symptoms
What are 7 benefits of advanced pharmacy practice?
- Reduce medication errors
- Reduce fragmentation in the health care system
- Optimize use of medications
- Improved access to medications
- Decreased costs of inappropriate drug use
- Reduction of visits to physicians
- Patient power of choice
What are 7 cons of advanced pharmacy practice?
- Not all pharmacists should/want to prescribe
- Cooperation with other disciplines
- Increased liability
- Increased responsibility
- Increased patient access
- Billing
- Legislation
What are the biggest attributes to pharmacist error?
- Chronic illnesses
- Multiple prescriptions
- Emergency situations
