Clinical toxicology consultation by pharmacists.
Am J Hosp Pharm
; 36(8): 1087-9, 1979 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-484568
ABSTRACT
The functions of pharmacists in a clinical toxicology consultation service are described. Pharmacists provided three basic services in conjunction with poisonings treated by the emergency department of a children's hospital (1) assisted with obtaining the history and assessment of the toxicologic proglems, (2) recommended a plan for rational management, and (3) discussed poison prevention with the parents of the victims. Pharmacists were consulted for 189 poisoning cases over a six-month period; 80% of the cases were attended at the bedside and the remainder were monitored by telephone. Drugs were involved in 58% of the patient exposures. Median time for the pharmacist to reach the emergency room after the patient's arrival was 5 to 10 minutes. Physicians and nurses rated the pharmacists' contributions favorably. These results suggest that pharmacists can play an important role in clinical toxicology.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serviço de Farmácia Hospitalar
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Encaminhamento e Consulta
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Toxicologia
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Serviços de Informação sobre Medicamentos
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Serviços de Informação
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Hosp Pharm
Ano de publicação:
1979
Tipo de documento:
Article