Quality and Safety in Pharmacy Practice
Quality and Safety in Pharmacy Practice

Author: Terri L. Warholak

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2010-05-01

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0071603867

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Gain a complete understanding of the principles of quality improvement and their application to present and future pharmacy practice "This book is a great resource for pharmacists and pharmacy students who want to learn about safety and quality in pharmacy practice."--Laura Cranston, RPh, Executive Director, The Pharmacy Quality Alliance Quality and Safety in Pharmacy Practice details the principles, approaches, strategies, and actions necessary to improve the overall safety and effectiveness of pharmacy services. Although one of the book’s primary goals is to enhance the quality of future health care, you will find guidelines that can be implemented immediately to improve today’s pharmacy practice. This comprehensive text offers a complete overview of quality in general, the reasons for improving practice, and actual day-to-day changes and approaches that will positively impact the patient. Quality and Safety in Pharmacy Practice is divided into five parts, covering: The current and future landscape of health care quality and the business case for quality improvement and value-driven health care Quality improvement concepts and tools, including statistical process control Quality and safety measurement, including mechanisms for gathering consumer feedback Incentives and other drivers of quality improvement Application of the principles of quality improvement to pharmacy practice -- complete with case examples

Managed Care Pharmacy Practice
Managed Care Pharmacy Practice

Author: Navarro

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2008-12-11

Total Pages: 659

ISBN-13: 076378883X

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Managed Care Pharmacy Practice, Second Edition offers information critical to the development and operation of a managed care pharmacy program. The text also covers the changes that have taken place within the delivery of pharmacy services, as well as the evolving role of pharmacists.

A Textbook of Pharmacy Practice
A Textbook of Pharmacy Practice

Author: S. Balasubramanian

Publisher: Pharma Med Press

Published: 2020-08

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9789389974386

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The term 'Pharmacy Practice' denotes both Community Pharmacy Practice and Hospital Pharmacy practice and hence all the matters relevant to both these Practices are covered in detail to help the budding pharmacists to choose and practice the carrier of their choice. As the pharmacy practice now is more patient-oriented than product Oriented, a new branch of Clinical Pharmacy Practice is included in Hospital Pharmacy Practice and that is dealt elaborately in this book so that students of Pharm.D can also find this book useful. The book has 21 chapters in all with model questions at the end of each chapter. Sub-headings of each chapter's content are given in the contents pages so that the readers can easily locate the topic they want to read.

Pharmacy Practice
Pharmacy Practice

Author: Kevin M. G. Taylor

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2001-07-26

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 113448688X

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Today's pharmaceutical services are patient-oriented rather than drug-oriented. This shift towards patient-centred care comes at a time when healthcare is delivered by an integrated team of health workers. Effective pharmacy practice requires an understanding of the social context within which pharmacy is practised, recognising the particular needs

Introduction to Acute and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice
Introduction to Acute and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice

Author: David A. Holdford

Publisher: ASHP

Published: 2017-06-30

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 1585285471

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Learn How to Thrive in Today’s Institutional Pharmacy Practice Landscape With ASHP’s Introduction to Acute and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice, Second Edition, pharmacy students and technicians can gain a professional head start by learning essential vocabulary, legal and regulatory issues, and the core clinical and administrative pharmacy operations in various practice settings. It is also a useful reference for new practitioners and anyone else interested in institutional pharmacy’s current financial, technological, and distributional systems. Written by David A. Holdford, RPh, MS, PhD, FAPhA, with additional content from 27 leading experts, the second edition provides a thorough introduction to all aspects of the institutional pharmacy practice in both hospital and outpatient settings, with a special focus on the developing role of technicians. It has been thoroughly updated to cover all current developments, and is clearly written, with Key Facts, What Ifs, and other learning enhancements that make terms, concepts, and processes easy to understand and apply. The Only Comprehensive Introductory Guide, Updated and Expanded Two new and 18 updated chapters cover topics, including: Key legal and regulatory issues Managing medication use and distribution Professional terminology Technology and automation Financial management, inventory, and cost control Sterile product preparation and administration Managing people and leadership Careers and training options The expanding role of pharmacy technicians Along with an understanding of the workings of institutional practice, students and new pharmacists can acquire the terminology that enables them to speak knowledgeably, along with insight into professional opportunities, including some non-traditional ones.

Pharmacy Practice and The Law
Pharmacy Practice and The Law

Author: Richard Abood

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13: 0763781290

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The Sixth Edition of this best-selling text includes updates to account for new legal, regulatory and policy developments. Pharmacy Practice and the Law, Sixth Edition provides background, history and discussion of the law so as to enable the student to not only learn the facts, but to help them understand, apply and critically evaluate the information. The issues covered in this text are discussed in non-legal, easy to understand language. Challenging open-ended discussion questions and edited cases are included in every chapter to facilitate discussion and critical thinking. Citations to all laws, court cases, regulations and other documents are provided. An online instructor’s manual is available. Pharmacy Practice and the Law, Sixth Edition, is a useful resource both for teaching the facts of pharmacy law and for stimulating critical thinking issues in pharmacy law.

Pharmaceutical Practice E-Book
Pharmaceutical Practice E-Book

Author: Arthur J. Winfield

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2009-07-21

Total Pages: 663

ISBN-13: 0702041874

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This comprehensive book covers a wide range of subjects relevant to pharmacy practice, including communication skills, managing a business, quality assurance, dispensing, calculations, packaging, storage and labeling of medicines, sterilization, prescriptions, hospital-based services, techniques and treatments, adverse drug reactions, pharmacoeconomics, and medicines management. Features useful appendices on medical abbreviations, pharmaceutical Latin terms, weights and measures, and presentation skills. This is a core text for pharmacy practice and dispensing modules of the pharmacy curriculum Covers key exam material for essential review and test preparation Features a user-friendly design with clear headings, chapter summaries, helpful boxes, and key points Text restructured with 14 new or radically revised chapters. All text revised in light of current pharmaceutical practice. New design using two colours.

Communication Skills in Pharmacy Practice
Communication Skills in Pharmacy Practice

Author: Robert S. Beardsley

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2012-03-06

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1608316025

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Communication Skills in Pharmacy Practice helps pharmacy and pharmacy technician students learn the principles, skills, and practices that are the foundation for clear communication and the essential development of trust with future patients. This text's logical organization guides students from theory and basic principles to practical skills development to the application of those skills in everyday encounters. Sample dialogues show students how to effectively communicate, and practical exercises fine tune their communication skills in dealing with a variety of sensitive situations that arise in pharmacy practice.

Pharmacy Practice Research Methods
Pharmacy Practice Research Methods

Author: Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-03-25

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 3319146726

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This book presents a contemporary view of pharmacy practice research covering theories, methodologies, models and techniques that are applicable. It has thirteen chapters covering the range of quantitative, qualitative, action research and mixed methods as well as management theories underpinning change in pharmacy practice. “Pharmacy Practice Research Methods” examines the evidence and impact as well as explores the future. Pharmacy practice is rapidly transforming and as such it is to be adaptable as student and academic researchers and to not only understand techniques and methodologies, but as champions to nurture the field. There is a literature in this area but few integrated texts which cover the wide range of pharmacy practice including methodologies, evidence, practice and policy. This book provides a solid foundation for exploring these phenomenon further, and is expected to serve as a valuable resource for academics, students, policy makers and professional organisations.

Evidence-based Pharmacy
Evidence-based Pharmacy

Author: Christine Bond

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13:

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Discusses the extended role of community pharmacists, and presents research evidence to demonstrate the benefits of these new services.