Best Practices for Hospital & Health System Pharmacy: Position and Guidance Documents of ASHP 2007-08

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Updated for 2008! Although it's been more than 50 years since the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists developed its earliest proposed practice standard, ASHP continues to foster concrete improvements in pharmacy practice and the therapeutic use of drugs.

Inside Best Practices for Hospital & Health-System Pharmacy: Positions and Guidance Documents of ASHP, find ASHP position statements and more than 70 guidance documents of varying scope that provide ongoing advice to practitioners and health-systems, to help improve the medication-use process, patient care and safety, patient outcomes, and quality of life.

These guidance documents have stimulated improvements in pharmacy practice and operations, influenced accreditation standards, laws, and regulations (both in the United States and abroad), and have contributed to an awareness among consumers and policymakers of the vital patient care role of pharmacists.

New material in this edition covers the use of second-generation antipsychotic medications; outlines the pharmacist's role in informatics, public health, and addressing racial and ethnic disparities; and describes ASHP’s long-range vision for the pharmacy workforce in hospitals and health systems.