Pharmacists as mid-level healthcare providers and the clinical results of a pharmacist-led diabetes disease management program.

摘要: PHARMACISTS AS MID-LEVEL HEAL THCARE PROVIDERS AND THE CLINICAL RESULTS OF A PHARMACIST-LED DIABETES DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Benjamin Maurice Risner 11/28/2011 Advancements in medical therapy have augmented resources available to physicians treat disease and, because of this, spending on prescription drugs has doubled the past decade. Increasingly, clinical trials are demonstrating benefits aggressive management reducing morbidity and mortality. Physicians treating patients with chronic conditions must balance combination drug against risk adverse events interactions. For instance, evidence-based practice guidelines diabetes multiple comorbidities require order reduce Patients polymorbidity attention physicians, further fragmenting patient care increasing polypharmacy related issues. Pharmacists increasingly recognized for expertise pharmacodynamics pharmacokinetics been shown be beneficial when utilized care. a key position help manage between optimal risks polypharmacy.