Clinical pharmacology ........... What do you mean ?

Clinical Pharmacy (or clinical) is a term commonly used in the pharmaceutical practices and books
Clinical Pharmacy, a specialty health describes the activities and services of the clinical pharmacist to develop
And promote the appropriate use of medical devices and products.

Clinical Pharmacy include all services performed by pharmacists practicing in hospitals
And public pharmacies, nursing homes, and home care services, clinics, and other
Unspeakable places where drugs are used.



The term "clinical" does not necessarily mean an activity is performed in hospitals. Valshehadla
General pharmacy activities can lead just like a clinical pharmacist at the hospital.

How does it differ Clinical Pharmacy from the traditional pharmacy

Pharmaceuticals include the synthesis of traditional medicine and its preparation, and knowledge of the chemistry of this drug.
The Clinical Pharmacy is more oriented to analyze the needs of the community with regard to medicines
, Methods of abuse, patterns of use and the effects on patients.
In the sense that the interest has changed from medicine to a patient who is taking medication.


The overall objective

The overall goal of clinical pharmacy is to promote the correct and appropriate use of devices and products
Medical, these activities aim to:

Promote the maximum effect of drugs using the most effective treatment for each patient separately.
Reduce the risk of side effects caused by treatment, by monitoring the course of treatment
And patient compliance to treatment.
Reducing drug therapy expenses incurred by national health organizations and patients, trying to
Provide the best therapeutic alternative for the largest number of patients.

Action levels for clinical pharmacists

Clinical pharmacy activities may include the correct use of drugs at three different levels:
Before, during and after writing the prescription.

1. By prescription

Clinical trials
Wrote medicines in hospitals
Provide information on drugs
Clinical pharmacists have the ability to influence and implement policies related to drugs, any decision
Decisions about medicines that deserve to be marketed, and medicines that should be included in the books
National and local medicines, and identify policies and treatment recommendations which should be implemented.

Clinical pharmacists are also actively involved in clinical trials at various levels:
Participate in ethical committees; monitoring during the study; exchange and preparation of medicines under test.

2. By writing the prescription

Advise
Clinical pharmacists have the ability to influence the attitudes and priorities of physicians in choosing treatment
True.

Clinical pharmacist tracks and identifies and prevents the occurrence of adverse drug reactions, side effects or
Errors through the assessment of therapeutic prescriptions.

Clinical pharmacist pay special attention to the doses of drugs that need to be therapeutic monitoring.

Pharmacists in public pharmacies can also take direct decisions about treatment, when the patient
In need of drugs that can be spent without a prescription.

3. After the recipe

Advise
Prepare medication specifically to the patient's condition
Evaluate the use of therapy
Search results of using treatment
Work in the economics of drug studies
After writing the prescription Clinical pharmacists play a key role in contact with patients and provide
Advice.

Pharmacists can improve the awareness of patients for treatment which يتعاطونه, and monitoring response to treatment,
And follow-up and improve patient compliance for drug abuse.

As one of the members of the multidisciplinary team, Clinical pharmacists are also providing care
Integrated from the hospital pharmacy public and vice versa, and thus ensure the continuity of
Information about the risks and benefits of drug therapy.


Clinical pharmacists activities

Activities include basic clinical pharmacists as follows:

Counseling
Analysis of the various therapeutic methods, and to provide advice to medical practitioners in relation to
Different drugs, and the provision of pharmaceutical care to patients in the hospital and beyond.

Choose drugs
Determine which drugs are added to the manuals medicines to hospitals in collaboration with hospital doctors,
General practitioners, and decision makers.


Provide information on drugs
To seek information and accurately assess the scientific literature; organizing information services for all
Health care practitioners and patients.


Medical preparations
Preparation and processing of products and medical devices, according to acceptable standards to meet the specific needs of patients.


Studies and research use of medication
Research work in the use of medication, study the impact of drug use on a large group of patients
, And the work of research to monitor the results of the use of medication by collecting data on medicines, cost and results
Patients through scientific methods.


Follow-up and monitoring of Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetics study and determine the optimal dose.

Clinical trials
Planning, evaluation and participation in clinical trials.

Study of the economics of medicine
Use the results of clinical trials to evaluate the ratio between the cost and effectiveness of the drug.


Exchange and drug abuse
Exchange and use of medical products and devices: study and develop systems to exchange and use of products and devices
Medical can ensure safer higher in the deal, and a reduction of expenses and reduce errors in
Medicines.


Teaching and Training
Teaching and work activities before and after graduation to provide training and education programs for pharmacists and other
Health care practitioners.


Clinical Pharmacology fact or fiction

At the present time do not meet the minimum Colleges of Pharmacy of the appropriate requirements for pharmacy education
Clinical. It is still largely focused on the old model of pharmacy, on the basis of
Chemistry and knowledge of basic science.

There are a small number of universities that have adjusted their curriculum to include topics such as epidemiology
, The economics of medicine, clinical medicine, and communication skills.

Participation in courses, conferences and seminars provide an important framework important education for pharmacists and graduates
New wishing to specialize in clinical pharmacology.