Best Possible Medication History for Hemodialysis Patients Obtained by a Pharmacy Technician
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Best possible medication history for hemodialysis patients obtained by a pharmacy technician.
BACKGROUND Outpatients undergoing hemodialysis are at high risk for adverse drug events. Limited resources make it challenging for pharmacists to routinely obtain a best possible medication history (BPMH). OBJECTIVES The primary objective was to determine whether, for patients undergoing hemodialysis, a pharmacy technician has the skills to obtain a BPMH that would allow a pharmacist to ident...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1920-2903,0008-4123
DOI: 10.4212/cjhp.v62i5.826