Basic Elements Of Pharmaceutical Care (PC)
Pharmaceutical care is a process of drug therapy management that requires a change in the orientation of traditional professional attitudes and re-engineering of the traditional pharmacy environment. Although "drug therapy" typically refers to intended, beneficial effects of pharmacologic drugs, in this document, "drug therapy" refers to the intended, beneficial use of drugs -- whether diagnostic or therapeutic -- and thus includes diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals, X-ray contrast media, etc. in addition to pharmacological drugs. Similarly, "drug therapy plan" includes the outcomes oriented plan for diagnostic drug use in addition to pharmacologic drug use. Elements of PC Elements Of Pharmaceutical Care Certain elements of structure must be in place to provide quality pharmaceutical care. Some of these elements are: 1) knowledge, skill, and function of personnel 2) systems for data collection, documentation, and transfer of information 3) efficient work flow...
