Consistent standards in medication use: the need to care for patients from research to practice.

Objective: To propose adoption of practice standards for pharmacists based on the principles of pharmaceutical care that are parallel to internationally accepted ethical precepts governing clinical research.

Data Sources: Relevant literature selected by the authors.

Summary: Pharmaceutical care practice standards can create a continuum of high quality care for patients from research through practice and are presented as a rational solution to managing the benefits and risks of medication use.