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Telemedicine and telepharmacy: current status and future implications.

D M Angaran1

  • 1Angaran Associates, Ltd., Powell, OH 43065, USA. dangaran@aol.com

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP : Official Journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
|July 31, 1999
PubMed
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Telemedicine, the use of technology to deliver health care remotely, offers significant opportunities for pharmacists. Challenges like reimbursement and cost need addressing for widespread adoption in telepharmacy.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences

Background:

  • Telemedicine utilizes electronic technologies to provide health care remotely.
  • Telepharmacy applies these technologies to pharmaceutical care provision.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe telemedicine applications and discuss potential roles for pharmacists.
  • To highlight opportunities and challenges in integrating telepharmacy into healthcare.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing telemedicine technologies (videoconferencing, telephone, internet).
  • Analysis of current and potential pharmacy applications via these technologies.

Main Results:

  • Telemedicine offers benefits like improved access, efficiency, and productivity.

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  • Barriers include lack of reimbursement, high costs, and regulatory hurdles.
  • Pharmacy is adopting technologies for education, training, remote monitoring, and counseling.

    • Conclusions:

    • Telemedicine presents profound opportunities and challenges for pharmacy.
    • Further research on effectiveness, cost, and societal impact is needed.
    • Addressing economic, regulatory, and legal issues is crucial for telepharmacy advancement.