Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2014
The activity of palliative care team pharmacists in designated cancer hospitals: a nationwide survey in Japan.
The role of pharmacists in palliative care has become more important now that they are able to provide medication review, patient education, and advice to physicians about a patient's pharmacotherapy. However, there is little known about pharmacists' activity on palliative care teams. ⋯ In Japan, pharmacists exercise a moderate level of clinical activity on palliative care teams. Many pharmacists believe that they contribute to such a team and generally place more emphasis on their educational and research roles compared with clinical work.