Ten Tips Palliative Care Pharmacists Want the Palliative Care Team to Know When Caring for Patients
Tanya J Uritsky1, Rabia S Atayee2, Christopher M Herndon3
11 Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Pain Management and Palliative Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Abstract:
As palliative care (PC) moves upstream in the course of serious illness and the development of drugs and their indications rapidly expand, PC providers must understand common drug indications and adverse effects to ensure safe and effective prescribing. Pharmacists, experts in the nuances of medication management, are valuable resources and colleagues for PC providers. This article will offer PC providers 10 useful clinical pharmacy tips that PC pharmacists think all PC providers should know for safe and effective symptom management. Close collaboration with or addition of a trained pharmacist to your PC team can improve clinical care for all PC patients.
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