Research Axes
Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmaco-Epidemiology
Description
This axis is conducting research on the rational use of medications in clinical and epidemiological settings, in the community and in hospitals. Topics covered include the application of clinical guidelines related to drug treatment, the evaluation of medication prescription and administration, medication use review, medication safety and pharmacovigilance, and medication errors.
Recommendations
01
Proceed with the electronic Patient Profile project, and optimize it to reach Medication Therapy Management by the pharmacist in both community and hospital settings.
02
Proceed with the Medication Safety System implementation to promote pharmacovigilance and medication errors prevention.
03
Generate guidelines for medication use in selected clinical conditions and special populations (elderly, children, pregnant women, specific organ failure…).
04
Promote awareness and educational campaigns to lay public particularly about chronic diseases medications and antimicrobial resistance.
05
Encourage the use of tools related to medications that are made available to clinicians, such as adherence to treatment by patients.
06
Define the professional framework of hospital and clinical pharmacists (implementation of related laws, specialty titles and credentialing conditions, improvement of work conditions).