The current status of pharmaceutical care provision in tertiary hospitals: results of a cross-sectional survey in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pharmaceutical care is attached with increasing importance around the world due to its clinical and economical effects. Tertiary hospitals are equipped with the richest healthcare resources and pioneer in the implementation of pharmaceutical care. Understanding current status of pharmaceutical care provision in tertiary hospitals not only helps to improve the practice in tertiary hospitals but also guide the development of pharmaceutical care in secondary and primary health institutions.

Method

Data of a cross-sectional survey were used. The cross-sectional survey was conducted from July 2015 to June 2016, involving 520 hospital directors, 740 clinical pharmacists, 1298 physicians, 778 dispensing pharmacists and 3096 patients from 292 hospitals of 23 provinces, 4

SUBMITTER: Guo X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7282101 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature