Pharmacists' clinical roles and activities in inpatient hospice and palliative care: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pharmacists contribute to medication safety by providing their services in various settings. However, standardized definitions of the role of pharmacists in hospice and palliative care (HPC) are lacking.

Aim

The purpose of this scoping review was to provide an overview of the evidence on the role of pharmacists and to map clinical activities in inpatient HPC.

Method

We performed a scoping review according to the PRISMA-ScR extension in CINAHL, Embase, and PubMed. We used the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists (ASHP) Guidelines on the Pharmacist's Role in Palliative and Hospice Care as a framework for standardized categorization of the identified roles and clinical activities.

Results

After screening 635 records (published after January 1st, 200

SUBMITTER: Wernli U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9918816 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature