Impact of Palliative Care Clinical Pharmacists in an Inpatient Care Setting on Total Health Care Expenditures.

Inpatient palliative care clinical pharmacy specialists (IPCPS) on multidisciplinary palliative care (PC) teams have expanding roles in the treatment of pain, nausea, and other symptoms for patients with serious illnesses. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical and financial outcomes associated with an IPCPS on an inpatient PC team. This was a retrospective cohort study conducted in Colorado.