title: [Role of pharmacists in the medical team--attempting palliative care].
abstract: The Pharmacy Department at our hospital is attempting to develop methods for palliative care, for example of cancer pain or smelly tumors. The participation of pharmacists on the medical team for home care is necessary, because the supply of proper drugs for patients' individual conditions is indispensable in palliative care. Communication between not only patients, but also between their families and us, as well as the maintenance of close contact with the medical team, are important in home care.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pharmacy, Kaname-cho Hospital.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishiguro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shioya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishiguro
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010595:Pharmacists; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital