Working from the premise that clinical pharmacy services are an essential component of medical care in today’s community hospitals, this how-to guide takes the reader through each step in developing clinical pharmacy services.

The authors explain how to identify practice opportunities with potential for the greatest impact, how to identify potential challenges and barriers in the institution, and how to implement the service.

The authors also present an overview of collaborative drug therapy management.

Through a series of 22 structured monographs, the authors highlight a variety of clinical pharmacy services delivered in both large and small community hospitals. The monographs selected provide examples of mainstream services (anticoagulation and nutrition), comprehensive services, pediatric services, and innovative services (case management and research).

Karen E. Koch, Pharm.D., BCPS, FASHP; Bob L. Lobo, Pharm.D., BCPS
ISBN: 1-880401-99-1, 2005; 189 pages; softbound