Pharmaceutical care and integrated pharmaceutical care

Pharmaceutical care is rational drug treatment-centered service which is provided by pharmacists for the purpose of enhancing patients' quality of life.Integrated pharmaceutical care is responsible,drug-related pharmaceutical service provided to the public for the purpose of enhancing patients' quality of life anywhere and anytime,including the whole procedure of health care,medical treatment as well as recovery.This service is not conducted by a single pharmacist,but completed by cooperation of all the pharmacists.Its establishment,development,characteristics,requirements and relationship with clinical pharmacy are introduced.Through analysis of current situation and influencing factors of pharmaceutical care in China,the concept of integrated pharmaceutical care is explained in detail in order to promote the training of clinical pharmacists and the development of pharmaceutical care.