Set up of pharmacy-based clinical pharmacy services, the cornerstone for patient safety in Belgium KU Leuven
Clinical validation ('check of medication appropriateness') gains importance in Belgium for the organisation of clinical pharmacy. Patient records are screened electronically for potential inappropriate prescriptions (medication errors), which are then checked by a clinical pharmacist. When a medication error is noticed by the clinical pharmacist, advice is given to the physician. This type of clinical pharmacy makes it possible to deliver ...