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Pharmacy Services in a Hypertension Clinic

Department of Pharmacy Services (119), James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612

Diane D. Shackelford

Department of Pharmacy Services (119), James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612

Wallace E. Geck

Department of Pharmacy Services (119), James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612

Roles for pharmacists are evolving rapidly in the ambulatory care setting. This is primarily due to increasing inpatient costs with a resultant shifting of costs to the outpatient section. This shift has subsequently presented larger numbers of patients and sicker patients to the outpatient setting. This article describes the involvement of a clinical pharmacist in a multidisciplinary hypertension clinic. Detailed are the procedures used to evaluate a patient from consult to discharge, and the responsibilities of the clinical pharmacist, the clinic physician, and the nurse practitioner are reviewed. Finally, methods of documentation and quality assurance are outlined.

Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Vol. 5, No. 1, 7-11 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/089719009200500104


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