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Pharmacy Review I
Pharmacy Fall 2010 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define Clinical Pharmacy. | The area of pharmacy concerned with the science and practice of rational medication use. |
| Define Pharmaceutical Care. | Includes the determination of the drug needs for a given individual. |
| What is The Hospital Formulary? | A comprehensive list of every drug and therapeutic agent stocked by the pharmacy of that hospital. |
| What was the UCSF Ninth Floor Project? | A plan that proposed the establishment and staffing of satellite pharmacies within the UC Hospital. This would eliminate the “error-prone, snail-paced existing system” of nurses acquiring drugs from the central pharmacy. |
| What is Collaborative Drug Therapy Management (CDTM)? | Extended to allow pharmacists to function under protocol in licenses acute and intermediate care facilities to adjust dosages of a patient’s drug regimen. |
| Who was important in advancing Clinical Pharmacy? | Forward-thinking hospitals and the VA were extremely important in progressing clinical pharmacy. |
| What is the difference between Morbidity and Mortality? | Morbidity - refers to a diseased state, disability, or poor health due to any cause. Mortality - the condition of being mortal, or susceptible to death |
| What are the two key facts about clinical pharmacists? | •Clinical Pharmacists provide care to their patients, not just clinical services. •A Clinical Pharmacist can work in any setting. |
| What is the difference between Medicaid and Medicare? | •Medicaid – available for low income families. •Medicare – Age-based (over 65), or disability-based. |
| What is the future forecast for clinical pharmacy, according to the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCCP)? | “Pharmacists will be the health care professionals responsible for providing patient care that ensures optimal medication therapy outcomes.” (Includes responsibility for safe medication distribution and optimal medication outcomes) |
| (2) What is the future forecast for clinical pharmacy, according to the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCCP)? | JCCP’s vision for 2015-2020 – “Every patient who needs the clinical drug knowledge and skill of the pharmacist does in fact receive the services. |
| What is Medication Therapy Management (MTM)? | Distinct service or group of services that optimize therapeutic outcomes for individual patients. |
| What are Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH)? | Establishment of community based health teams whose purpose is to support primary care practices. Goal is to have the best care integrated throughout all the offices. |
| What is Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC)? | For patient’s independence at home; may include pharmacists. |
| What is "pay for performance"? | Basically, the “more successful” the patient is (less hospital visits, less meds needed, etc.), the more that physician gets paid. |
| What are some barriers to Clinical Pharmacy? | Residency Training Programs – Limited numbers of openings for the rising interest in clinical activities. |
| (2) What are some barriers to Clinical Pharmacy? | Payment – Clinical pharmacists are currently NOT providers for Medicaid and Medicare for primary care services. Clinical Pharmacists are paid less than “normal” pharmacists. |
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