Outcomes of medication therapy review in a family medicine clinic

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 623-627

  Harris, Ila M ^a,b   Westberg, Sarah M ^b   Frakes, Michael J ^b,c   Van Vooren, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Medication Management Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug use review; Medical clinics; Medication therapy management; Medication related problems; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICS;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77649195973     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08069     Document Type: Note

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