Quality of care of a pharmacist-managed diabetes service compared to usual care in an indigent clinic.

Background: This study evaluates the quality of care of a pharmacist-managed diabetes clinic focused on an indigent population and compares that quality of care to usual care in the same health care setting.

Methods: Two groups of subjects were evaluated by retrospective review of medical records. The experimental group (n = 47) consisted of patients whose care was facilitated by a clinical pharmacist (medication initiation and modification, laboratory and physical assessment) in addition to routine physician care.