Exploration of carrying out responsible pharmacists system in inpatient pharmacy / 中国药学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To explore service model of inpatient pharmacy department for clinical department after medical reform and let the common pharmacists playing an active role. METHODS: "Responsible Pharmacists System" had built. Every pharmacists in the inpatient pharmacy department is responsible for several clinical departments. They communicate with doctors, nurses and patients regularly and solve the problems timely. They also guild the medication of patients and do pharmaceutical knowledge training for the nurses. RESULTS: A good interaction relations between inpatient pharmacy department and clinical department had built. The patients know more about the pharmacists and the workload of the doctors and nurses is reduced. It could also improve pharmacy service level and promote self-enhancement of the pharmacists. CONCLUSION: This service model is affirmed by both the medical staff and the patients, and provides more active pharmacy service for medical staff and patients. It could provide a new model for hospital pharmacy service.