Ambulatory Care Pharmacy

ambulatory care pharmacy

clinical pharmacy practice in the outpatient setting; develop sustained relationships with a diverse patient population with an array of chronic disease states

-direct patient care

-outpatient hospital clinics

-----> general or specialty clinics

-physician offices

-community clinics

-Veteran's Affairs Medical Centers

-Hoem Infusion

-anticoagulation clinics

practice settings for ambulatory care

family medicine

integrated care for patients of all genders and ages; acute, chronic, and preventative medical care services in a patient-centered medical home (womb to tomb)

-disease state management and medication management

-anticoagulation clinic

-medication therapy reviews

-pharmacy assistance

-drug information

-prior authorizations

-professional education

clinical pharmacy services

disease state management and medication management

conduct individualized patient visits for management and education and communicate recommendations and interventions to other providers through documentation in the EMR

anticoagulation clinic

manage anticoagulation therapy for patients on warfarin and other anticoagulants through collaborative practice agreement

medication therapy reviews

conduct comprehensive medication therapy reviews prior to physician visit, communicate drug related problems and therapeutic recommendations to physician, document intervention and update the medication record

pharmacy assistance

assist physician with drug selection to promote cost-effective utilization of prescription drugs , educate patient on the availability of resources to obtain medications, collaborate with the patient's community pharmacist and manufacturer assistance programs

drug information

provide concise, applicable, comprehensive, and timley responses to requests for drug information from patients and health care providers

prior authorizations

assist nurses and physicians in obtaining and completing authorization requests

professional education

in-services for nurses, family medicine residents and physicians