Download or read book ASHP Best Practices 2014-2015 written by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than half a century ago, ASHP® developed its earliest proposed practice standard--the Proposed Minimum Standards for Pharmacies in Hospitals. Today, ASHP continues to foster concrete improvements in pharmacy practice and in the therapeutic use of drugs with its annual compilation of ASHP guidance documents: ASHP Best Practices. 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. With Best Practices, ASHP continues to provide positions and more than 70 ASHP guidance documents of varying scope that provide ongoing advice to practitioners and health systems to help improve the medication-use process, patient care and safety, and patient outcomes and quality of life. * ASHP Statements * ASHP Guidelines * Technical Assistance Bulletins * Therapeutic Position Statements * Therapeutic Guidelines * ASHP-Endorsed Documents Substantial content has been added or revised since the release of the 2013-2014 edition. New or revised material in this edition includes: * ASHP Guidelines on Preventing Medication Errors with Chemotherapy and Biotherapy * ASHP Guidelines on the Pharmacist's Role in Providing Drug Information * ASHP Statement on the Pharmacist's Role in Clinical Pharmacogenomics * ASHP Therapeutic Position Statement on Strategies for Identifying and Preventing Pneumococcal Resistance ASHP Best Practices is the most comprehensive set of quality guidelines available to the pharmacy profession.