Telepharmacy: a pharmacist's perspective on the clinical benefits and challenges.

ABSTRACT: The use of information and telecommunication technologies has expanded at a rapid rate, which has a strong influence on healthcare delivery in many countries. Rural residents and communities, however, often lack easy access to healthcare services due to geographical and demographical factors. Telepharmacy, a more recent concept that refers to pharmaceutical service provision, enables healthcare services, such as medication review, patients counseling, and prescription verification, by a qualified pharmacist for the patients located at a distance from a remotely located hospital, pharmacy, or healthcare center. Telepharmacy has many recognizable benefits such as the easy access to healthcare services in remote and rural locations, economic benefits, patient satisfaction as a result of medic

SUBMITTER: Poudel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5741040 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature