title: Evolution of ambulatory pharmacy services at a public health department.
abstract: This article is a narrative of the development of several key pharmacy services at a public health department in a metropolitan area fraught with many urban problems and obstacles for delivery of health services to the underserved. The pharmacy operation evolved from a traditional dispensing role to fully integrated clinical pharmacy services.
authors.affiliation: Broward County Public Health Department, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315, USA.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Kummerle
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011635:Public Health Administration; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology