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Michael J Schuh
Donna Bartlett, PharmD, BCGP, RPh
The objective of this manuscript is to review an ambulatory care pharmacist service that evolved into a pharmacotherapy, polypharmacy service with multiple sub-models. The practice is located in a multi- specialty, tertiary care, destination medical clinic in Florida. Ambulatory care pharmacist services have evolved to demand expertise in multiple, specialized areas to address the more complex medical issues of the polypharmacy patient. Many of these patients are older than 65 years old with broad medical care needs. Growth and diversification of ambulatory care pharmacist services to evaluate the multitude of sophisticated medications, the continued direct-to-consumer commercialization and growth of dietary supplements, implementation of pharmacogenomic testing, in addition to new advances in clinical and laboratory technologies makes polypharmacy a viable pharmacist clinical specialty. With the broad knowledge base needed for these patients, a polypharmacy pharmacist may function as a pharmacology trouble shoot expert.
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ASCP is a nonprofit association of pharmacists and pharmacies that manage medications of older people and the medically complex. ASCP is an international organization with members located in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and 12 countries. The society’s mission is to promote healthy aging by empowering pharmacists with education, resources, and innovative opportunities. Founded in 1969, ASCP is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization based in Alexandria, Virginia. The ASCP Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization; its purpose is to carry out the charitable – including scientific, literary, and educational – purposes of ASCP.
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