title: Economics & the pharmacy.
abstract: Most hospitals take advantage of only a part of all that clinical pharmacy has to offer. And all hospitals lack solid evidence of the cost-effectiveness of such programs and their impact on patient care. That's about to change. Researchers are paying more attention to analyzing clinical pharmacy's economic value. Within a decade, hospitals could have proof that highly specialized pharmacy services lead to economical, effective use of resources.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Souhrada
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010601:Pharmacology, Clinical; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States