ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: monitoring and patient education—2018.

Craig A. Pedersen; Philip J. Schneider; Michael C. Ganio; Douglas J. Scheckelhoff

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ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: monitoring and patient education—2018.

August 21, 2019

Pedersen CA, Schneider PJ, Ganio MC, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2019;76(14):1038-1058.

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This article describes results from the 2018 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists national survey regarding inpatient pharmacy practice. The authors report several trends including the development of opioid stewardship programs with pharmacist involvement and a higher percentage of hospitals with pharmacists working across a greater variety of clinical areas.

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