Abstract
The Pharmaceutical Journal of Sri Lanka is the official scientific publication of the Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka. Authors are invited to submit articles throughout the year, and if accepted after a blinded peer review process, will be published online in one of the two issues published each year. The journal including both issues will be printed only once a year. The Pharmaceutical Journal of Sri Lanka aims at providing an avenue for publications by pharmacy undergraduates, university academics, pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientist of Sri Lanka and the South Asian region. The journal accepts original research work either as a full research paper or as a short communication, review, brief report, special communication, commentary, case study and other categories of articles related to pharmaceutical sciences. Articles are accepted on the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere.
Highlights
With the growth and development of the profession of pharmacy over the years, a new approach and a new concept called clinical pharmacy evolved
Considering personal factors, the majority had a view that clinical pharmacist had a single role in wards [N=209, (75.2%)], and accepted that there is a need for drug information during in-patient management [N=262, (95.6%)]
This study found that participants, who were over 34 years of age (91.1%), were interested in the nursing profession (86.9%), practicing in special units (91.0%), had more than two images of a clinical pharmacist (95.7%), needed additional drug information less than five times (89.0%) in the past month, and used more than one method (87.0%) to search drug information had significantly higher positive attitudes and perceptions which were statistically significant at p
Summary
With the growth and development of the profession of pharmacy over the years, a new approach and a new concept called clinical pharmacy evolved. Clinical pharmacy is defined as “The responsible provision of drug therapy for the purposes of achieving definite outcomes that improve a patient’s quality of life”.(4) Patient care includes pharmacists’ input in the design, implementation and monitoring of a therapeutic plan, in collaboration with the patient and other healthcare professionals. This practice was first developed in the United Kingdom by two pharmacists, Graham Cadler and John Baker. Conclusion: The current study revealed that there was positive attitudes and perceptions among nurses of the study hospital towards the role of a clinical pharmacist in in-patient management
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