PECIAL S F Transitions , part 1 : Beyond pharmaceutical care
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ROSS W. HOLLAND, PH.D., ED.D., M.A., FPS, FSHP, FASCP, FAIPM, MACPP, is Dean, Australian College of Pharmacy Practice, Canberra, Australia. CHRISTINE M. NIMMO, PH.D., is Director, Educational Resources, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Bethesda, MD. Abstract: A systems view of the amalgamation of existing pharmacy practice models is proposed. Pharmacy’s evolution is traceable as a series of stages. The stages in pharmacy’s evolution have been manufacturing pharmacy, compounding, distribution, clinical pharmacy, and pharmaceutical care. Good pharmacy practice (GPP) represents an international attempt to unite various conceptualizations of
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