Global Development of Pharmacy Education
Pharmacists can influence health outcomes and public healthin a variety of ways. Pharmacists in community, hospital, andother settings promote cost-effective use of medicines, reducemorbidity and mortality, reduce avoidable hospital admissions,reduce medication errors, improve rational use andprescr...
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Archives of Global Professionals,
2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Pharmacists can influence health outcomes and public healthin a variety of ways. Pharmacists in community, hospital, andother settings promote cost-effective use of medicines, reducemorbidity and mortality, reduce avoidable hospital admissions,reduce medication errors, improve rational use andprescribing of medicines, and increase access to healthcare andmedicines, particularly for underserved populations [1-11].Because of their knowledge of medicines and clinicaltherapeutics, pharmacists are suitably placed for task shiftingin health care and could be further trained to undertakefunctions such as clinical management [5, 6]. |
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