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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003;157:317-318.

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IN THE PAST 12 or so years, important changes have occurred in the profession of pharmacy that may not have captured notice among practitioners of other medical specialties. The concept of "pharmacist care" (ie, pharmacists accepting responsibility for interventions to improve the outcomes of medication therapy) has been institutionalized in schools of pharmacy; pharmacy organizations; and clinic, hospital, and community pharmacy practice. Thus, the knowledgeable clinical pharmacist whom physicians may have come to know in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units of hospitals may also be found behind the counter of the corner drug store.

Pharmacists entering practice during the years since the early 1990s are trained and eager to practice their profession at a higher level of involvement with prescribers and with patients of all ages. To support these changes, community pharmacies are increasingly implementing both physical layouts and staffing patterns that allow for private consultations with patients. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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