Healthy Skepticism Library item: 7968

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Publication type: Journal Article

Kravetz S.
Pharmacy profession unites to endorse collaborative drug therapy management
Pharmacy Practice News 1999 Mar; 26:10, 18

Abstract:

The pharmacy profession’s united endorsement of the collaborative drug therapy management system that allows pharmacists to help patients use their medications correctly in collaboration with a physician is discussed. The system can include the initial prescribing, monitoring, modification, and/or discontinuation of a drug and usually involves practice guidelines or a protocol for care agreed upon by the physician and pharmacist. The political process needed to pass legislation to approve the system is described. The role of the pharmaceutical industry in supporting the system is also addressed.