Palliative Pharmacy CareJennifer M Strickland Palliative care is primarily directed at providing relief to a terminally-ill person through symptom and pain management. The goal is not to cure, but to provide comfort and maintain the highest possible quality of life for as long as life remains. The focus is not on death, but on compassionate specialized care for the living. Palliative care functions best within an interdisciplinary team model that includes pharmacists playing a vital role in improving therapy compliance and outcomes.Pharmacists are practicing palliative care in a number of settings that include hospice, home care, out-patient treatment centers and hospitals. Palliative care often follows as a parallel track to the therapy for the disease. Palliative Pharmacy Care serves both as an aid to practitioners and a teaching text. Each chapter contains at least one case study with questions, key points, and clinical pearls. Inside you’ll find:
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Chapter 02pdf | 7 |
Chapter 03pdf | 17 |
Chapter 04pdf | 23 |
Chapter 05pdf | 31 |
Chapter 06pdf | 41 |
Chapter 07pdf | 45 |
Chapter 08pdf | 57 |
Chapter 09pdf | 77 |
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Chapter 21pdf | 177 |
Chapter 22pdf | 187 |
Chapter 23pdf | 193 |
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