O papel do farmacêutico clínico na equipe de assistência ao paciente : uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

The contemporary pharmacist seeks to act in direct patient care. And for this it is important the integration of the pharmaceutical professional to the multiprofessional team in a collaborative way. This study had the chance to be a narrative review of the literature on the role of the clinical pharmacist in the patient care team. The inclusion criteria were Brazilian articles published in the last 5 years that contained the descriptors: Pharmaceutical assistance, Patient Assistance team; Clinical Pharmacist. The search was performed between August and September 2018 in the Scielo database. The clinical pharmacist can perform pharmaceutical anamnesis, pharmaceutical care, pharmaceutical follow-up, medication conciliation, prescription analysis, evolution in medical records, clinical protocols, patient and team orientation. Most of the studies were performed in hospitals. It is undeniable that the clinical pharmacist contributes to the safety and efficacy of the pharmacotherapy used by the patient and in the clinical decisions of the patient care team. This professional reduces costs in the treatment of chronic and critical patients and reduces length of hospital stay.