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Developing and maintaining a pharmacist-managed warfarin anticoagulation clinic provides an excellent opportunity for pharmacist involvement in outpatient patient care.
Describes the rationale and methodology for developing and maintaining a pharmacist-managed warfarin anticoagulation clinic in the ambulatory setting.
Offers a practical model for pharmacist-managed warfarin clinics; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective trials before changing practice.
Pharmacy practice is in an era of change. Opportunities for clinical practice are not only available in the inpatient setting but also in the ambulatory milieu. Anticoagulation is an excellent area for pharmacist involvement in patient care in the outpatient setting. This article describes the rationale and steps necessary for developing and maintaining a pharmacist-managed warfarin anticoagulation clinic. A discussion of the methodology necessary for justification and implementation of such services is presented. Salient points regarding warfarin use will also be covered.
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Janet P. Engle (1990) conducted a review in Anticoagulation therapy. Pharmacist-managed warfarin anticoagulation clinic was evaluated. Developing and maintaining a pharmacist-managed warfarin anticoagulation clinic provides an excellent opportunity for pharmacist involvement in outpatient patient care.
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