Abstract

A pharmacy-run lithium clinic was set up In a district general hospital in order to save medical staff time, utilise pharmacist skills and provide an efficient lithium monitoring service. After one year the clinic was evaluated in terms of the control of serum lithium levels, the acceptability of the arrangements to the patients and the patients' knowledge of and attitude towards lithium therapy. We suggest this model of a lithium clinic could be usefully adopted In other psychiatric departments.

Highlights

  • We are engaged in the process of recruiting additional staff who will undertake a period of training before joining in providing an expanded service

  • We suggest this model of a lithium clinic could be usefully adopted In other psychiatric departments

  • Patients receiving lithium treatment were referred to the pharmacy clinic with a prescription stating the serum lithium range required for that particular patient and any specific recommendations about frequency of blood tests

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Introduction

We are engaged in the process of recruiting additional staff who will undertake a period of training before joining in providing an expanded service. A pharmacy-run lithium clinic was set up In a district general hospital In order to save medical staff time, utilise pharmacist skills and provide an efficient lithium monitoring service. After one year the clinic was evaluated In terms of the control of serum lithium levels, the acceptability of the arrangements to the patients and the patients' knowledge of and attitude towards lithium therapy.

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