Abstract
Emergency medicine (EM) pharmacy practice has existed for over 30 years. In recent years, however, the specialty has grown significantly. A large number of health care systems have either a dedicated EM pharmacist or other clinical pharmacist presence in the Emergency department (ED). Over the past decade, the role of the EM pharmacist as a critical member of the health care team has expanded significantly and many innovative practices have evolved throughout the country. There is also some heterogeneity between different EM pharmacy practice sites. This article reviews the history and general concepts of EM pharmacy practice as well as illustrate some of the established benefits of an EM pharmacist. The Author(s) 2011.
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- *clinical pharmacy
- *emergency medicine
- *medical practice
- abscess
- acute coronary syndrome/dt [Drug Therapy]
- agents used in emergency medicine/ad [Drug Adminis
- agents used in emergency medicine/do [Drug Dose]
- agents used in emergency medicine/pe [Pharmacoecon
- anticoagulation
- article
- asthma/dm [Disease Management]
- blood pressure monitoring
- brain ischemia/dt [Drug Therapy]
- bronchodilating agent
- cellulitis
- chronic obstructive lung disease/dm [Disease Manag
- clopidogrel/dt [Drug Therapy]
- consultation
- cost control
- cost effectiveness analysis
- critically ill patient
- deep vein thrombosis/dt [Drug Therapy]
- diabetes mellitus
- differential diagnosis
- disease exacerbation/dm [Disease Management]
- drug cost
- drug information
- drug safety
- electronic medical record
- emergency care
- emergency ward
- fibrinogen receptor antagonist/dt [Drug Therapy]
- follow up
- glyceryl trinitrate/dt [Drug Therapy]
- glyceryl trinitrate/li [Sublingual Drug Administra
- health care access
- health care distribution
- health care facility
- health care personnel
- health care planning
- health care quality
- health care system
- heart failure
- heparin/dt [Drug Therapy]
- history of medicine
- hospital cost
- human
- inotropic agent
- internet protocol
- intubation
- ischemic heart disease
- laboratory test
- low molecular weight heparin/dt [Drug Therapy]
- magnesium
- medical history
- medication error
- morbidity
- mortality
- natural disaster
- patient advocacy
- patient assessment
- patient counseling
- patient identification
- patient safety
- patient satisfaction
- pharmacist
- physical examination
- pneumonia
- practice guideline
- psychosis
- quality of life
- residency education
- resuscitation
- sepsis
- septic shock
- steroid
- thorax pain
- tissue plasminogen activator/ad [Drug Administrati
- tissue plasminogen activator/ae [Adverse Drug Reac
- tissue plasminogen activator/dt [Drug Therapy]
- unspecified side effect/si [Side Effect]
- urinary tract infection
- vasoactive agent
- venous thromboembolism/dt [Drug Therapy]
- warfarin/dt [Drug Therapy]
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M.I., R., & R.J., A. (2011). Emergency medicine pharmacy practice. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. M. I. Rudis, Department of Pharmacy Services, Mayo Clinic, 1216 2nd St, SW/MB G 722, Rochester, MN 55905, United States. E-mail: Rudis.Maria@mayo.edu: SAGE Publications Inc. (2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks CA 91320, United States). Retrieved from http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=reference&D=emed10&NEWS=N&AN=2011240430
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