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. 2016 Feb;23(2):117-27.
doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2015.11.015. Epub 2016 Jan 12.

[Upgrading a pediatric pharmaceutical care service in Quebec]

[Article in French]
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[Upgrading a pediatric pharmaceutical care service in Quebec]

[Article in French]
A Leroux et al. Arch Pediatr. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

Introduction: Clinical pharmacy has developed since the 1960s in North America, with large disparities in the presence of decentralized pharmacists in hospital units between healthcare programs. Decentralized pharmacists have been present in pediatrics since the 1970s. The main objective of this study was to describe the steps used to upgrade the pediatrics department's pharmaceutical care.

Methods: A descriptive study was conducted to upgrade the pharmaceutical care provided by two full-time equivalents in two pediatric sectors including 81 beds of a tertiary mother-child hospital. The upgrade includes three steps: a structured literature review, a description of the department, and a description of the practice upgrades proposed by the research team, in consensus with the clinical pharmacy team.

Results: Out of the 236 articles initially identified, 13 relevant articles were found on the role and impact of pharmacists in pediatrics. Nine pharmaceutical activities were supported by high-quality data. Following the literature review and concerted reflection, 15 improvements were identified as feasible without increasing the staff.

Conclusion: There are data on the impact of pharmacists in pediatrics. This descriptive study illustrates a method that was used to upgrade the pediatrics sector in a university mother-child health center.

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