Pharmacist involvement in the inhaler choice improves lung function in patients with COPD: a prospective single-arm study

• Main Authors: Eiji Shiwaku (Author), Satoshi Dote (Author), Shinobu Kaneko (Author), Chisato Hei (Author), Masaki Aikawa (Author), Yuki Sakai (Author), Takahiro Kawai (Author), Shigeaki Iwatsubo (Author), Michinobu Hashimoto (Author), Teppei Tsuneishi (Author), Tomoko Nishimura (Author), Toshiyuki Iwata (Author), Daiki Hira (Author), Tomohiro Terada (Author), Takashi Nishimura (Author), Yuka Kobayashi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Currently, in Japan, shifting tasks from physician to hospital pharmacist is being developed to reduce physician workload and improve the quality of pharmacotherapy. This study aimed to investigate the effects of pharmacist involvement in the choice of inhaler as the task on the...