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6 Other Stakeholder Reaction to Prescription Use Instruction Standardization: Educators of Pharmacists and Physicians
6 Other Stakeholder Reaction to Prescription Use Instruction Standardization: Educators of Pharmacists and Physicians
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Second, the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners vision statement says that the foundations of pharmacy practice include optimizing medication therapy via patient-centered practices. In 2006 the entire interim meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
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There are also increased dispensing software options. One software company provided a list of 524 different fields for which the pharmacist could suggest medication label changes.
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There have been increasing expressions of concern from physicians in the pharmaceutical industry, from pharmacology faculty, and from residency program directors that medical students are not receiving sufficient education about the process of drug discovery, development, and regulation as well as the knowledge and skills involved in safely prescribing these medications. A group including representatives from the pharmaceutical industry and from U.S.
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In response to a question from the floor, Egorin stated that the AAMC is willing to play a leadership role in issues of drug labeling and counseling. Discussion Sandra Guckian, from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, said that the association had been working closely with the American Pharmacists Association to develop educational materials and templates for community pharmacists, both for chain pharmacists and independents.
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