Clinical Pharmacy

I. INTRODUCTION

            In developed countries, a major role pharmacist has been recognized
by the physicians in clinical aspect of medicines therapy. From the moment a person reports to the services of pharmacist has been felt in various stages of treatment. He assists the physicians, nurses and as well as the patients.

II. DEFINITION

            Clinical Pharmacy encompasses many activities and the scope is wide open, in short it can be defined as the system concerned with the rational selection and use of medications at the patient level, so as to ensure the patient’s maximum well-being while on medicines therapy, following appropriate and safe use of medicines.

III. ROLE OF CLINICAL PHARMACIST

            Pharmacist who works in the clinical pharmacy will be responsible for the following:

               1. Counsels the patients on the correct use of medicines and dosage.

               2. Provide first-aid to injured people.

               3. Treatment the patient who got poisoned.

               4. Warns the patients on medicine abuses.

               5. Educates them with the respect to diseases like AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Leprosy

   also immunization program and Cancer.

   6. Educates the general public on Family Planning and also plays a vital role in the

   implementation of various health programs of the government. 

      

          “Clinical Pharmacist is who cares of patients on related-medicine use of all aspects.” 

Reference: The roles of pharmacist in the healthcare system. By WHO