Review the Effect of A Pharmacist-Based Toxicology Consult Service in Emergency Cases

Abstract

In many industrialized countries, pharmacists' roles have changed from the conventional practice of dispensing drugs to directly or indirectly contributing to improved patient health outcomes. They provide hospital services and patient care, including emergency department (ED) services.

By assisting in the early diagnosis of toxic exposures and instructing emergency workers on the right storage, selection, and use of antidotal therapies, pharmacists can play a critical role in decreasing poisoning and overdose injuries and deaths. Patients are often new to emergency care personnel, may be unable to disclose critical medical information, and may require time-sensitive interventions.