Healthy Skepticism Library item: 8323

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Publication type: Journal Article

Asplen L.
ASHP helping members comply with R Ph information plan
Hospital Pharmacist Report 1997 Feb; 11:1, 8

Abstract:

The approval by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of the Action Plan, a private sector plan that would require pharmacists to provide prescription information to nearly all patients by the yr 2006, is discussed; the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ (ASHP) plans to educate its members on the new patient information guidelines to help members meet the objectives of the Action Plan, which was created by industry, consumers, and government leaders under the auspices of the Keystone Center, a nonprofit public policy mediating organization are presented.