Medical and nursing staff highly value clinical pharmacists in the emergency department.

R. J Fairbanks; J. M Hildebrand; K. E Kolstee; S. M Schneider; M. N Shah

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Medical and nursing staff highly value clinical pharmacists in the emergency department.

December 19, 2007

Fairbanks RJ, Hildebrand JM, Kolstee KE, et al. Emergency Medicine Journal. 2007;24(10).

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This survey of emergency department (ED) staff found that having a dedicated ED pharmacist, who checked for drug interactions and gave medication advice, was perceived as an asset to patient care efforts.

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