[From treatment history to patient follow-up: the role of the pharmacist].

Pharmacists and physicians have complementary roles. Indeed, pharmacists have specific knowledge of medications and a particular relationship with patients, especially in the community. Integration of pharmacists within medical teams, based on the North-American model, helps to ensure close collaboration founded on mutual trust and face-to-face contacts.

Pharmacy education in Vietnam.

Pharmacy education programs in Vietnam are complex and offer various career pathways. All include theory and laboratory modules in general, foundation, and pharmaceutical knowledge; placements in health facilities; and a final examination. The various pharmacy degree programs allow specialization in 1 or more of 5 main fields: (1) drug management and supply, (2) drug development and production, (3) pharmacology and clinical pharmacy, (4) traditional medicine and pharmacognosy, and (5) drug quality control, which are offered as main specialization options during the reformed undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Identification of drug-related problems in ambulatory chronic kidney disease patients: a 6-month prospective study.

Background: Drug-related problems (DRPs) are common in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. We developed a 2-step consultation including a clinical pharmacist (CP) session and a nephrologist conventional care consultation to explore the feasibility of a pilot drug-oriented disease management program in controlling iatrogenic side effects.

Methods: Drug inventory was estimated by a CP before each nephrology consultation.

Pharmaceutical care in chronic kidney disease: experience at Grenoble University Hospital from 2006 to 2010.

Background: Clinical pharmacists (CPs) specifically manage lab-test follow-up, adapt drug dosage according to guidelines and evaluate cardiovascular risk factors and decline in renal function. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of clinical pharmacy services in outpatient nephrology clinics.

Method: For each patient, medical history and current treatment were obtained.

Computerized physician order entry system combined with on-ward pharmacist: analysis of pharmacists' interventions.

Rationale, Aims And Objectives: To analyse pharmacists' interventions in a setting where a computerized physician order entry system (CPOE) is in use and a pharmacist works on the ward.

Method: A prospective cohort study was conducted in seven wards of a French teaching hospital using CPOE along with the presence of a full-time on-ward pharmacy resident. We documented the characteristics of pharmacists' interventions communicated to physicians during the medication order validation process whenever a drug-related problem was identified.