Practice and experience of the full-time clinical pharmacists in pharmaceutical care

Objective: To explore the patterns of the hospital pharmacists in providing the pharmaceutical care. Methods: The contents and working procedures of the full-time clinical pharmacists in providing pharmaceutical care in the designated department or section with clinical cases in Bethune International Peace Hospital of the PLA were summarized. Results: It is a feasible working pattern under the present condition that the pharmacists go to the designated clinical ward regularly to provide the patients with pharmaceutical care directly and to tram the clinical pharmacists according to the hospital conditions. Conclusion: This working pattern of the clinical pharmacists is advantageous for bringing the pharmacists' professional skills into full play.