title: Development and evaluation of a pharmacist-directed pharmacotherapy center.
abstract: This article is designed for ambulatory pharmacy specialists, pharmacy administrators, and managed care pharmacy and/or medical directors interested in developing systems for improved drug therapy outcomes.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe an alternative method for the effective delivery of pharmaceutical care.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  1. Identify the barriers to delivery of pharmaceutical care in current systems. 2. Describe the steps to take to implement a referral-based pharmaceutical care service. 3. Describe the financial and patient satisfaction outcomes of a referral-based pharmacy. 4. Describe the services that can be offered by a referral-based pharmacy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville 37920, USA.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ramsey
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D004513:Education, Pharmacy, Continuing; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D010595:Pharmacists; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D016730:Program Development; D013714:Tennessee