Pharmaceutical Care – A New Discipline in the Curriculum: Introducing Pharmacy Students to Medication Non-Compliance

Authors

  • Kurt E. Hersberger
  • Isabelle Arnet

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/000942906777675065

Keywords:

Compliance, Curriculum, Education, Pharmaceutical care, Pharmacy students

Abstract

Pharmaceutical Care (PC) is a new academic discipline with a direct link to patient care. Since 2003 it has been integrated into the Swiss five-year university pharmacy curriculum. This article aims to describe (1) the concept of PC as a systematic process through which a pharmacist cooperates with the patient and healthcare professionals in designing, implementing and monitoring a therapeutic plan that will produce specific therapeutic outcomes; (2) the didactic concept used for the new discipline; (3) an illustrative example of how to teach pharmacy students the issues of patient non-compliance.

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Published

2006-02-23