Best Practices

The most comprehensive set of quality guidelines available to the pharmacy profession. ASHP continues to foster concrete improvements in pharmacy practice and in the therapeutic use of drugs with its annual compilation of ASHP guidance documents that provide ongoing advice to practitioners and health systems.These guidance documents have stimulated improvements in pharmacy practice and operations, influenced accreditation standards, laws, and regulations (both in the United States and in other countries), and contributed to an awareness among consumers and policymakers of the vital patient care role of pharmacists.New or revised material in this edition includes:ASHP Statement on the Pharmacist’s Role in Public HealthASHP Statement on the Roles and Responsibilities of the Pharmacy ExecutiveASHP Statement on the Pharmacist’s Role in Clinical Pharmacogenomics