title: Strategy for increasing the demand for clinical pharmacists.
abstract: A strategy for increasing the demand for clinical pharmaceutical services in hospitals is described. The strategy consists of three steps: (1) Show that the overall quality of drug prescribing affects patient outcomes not only in a negative way but also in a positive manner; i.e., appropriate prescribing speeds recovery and minimizes the need for more expensive types of care; (2) show that the pharmacist can detect poor quality prescribing; and (3) show that after detecting poor quality prescribing, the clinical pharmacist can effectively intervene in the prescribing process to reduce inappropriate prescribing and improve patient outcomes.
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004358:Drug Therapy; D006291:Health Policy; D010595:Pharmacists; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D000078329:Workforce