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Ambulatory care pharmacy practice in China: status and future efforts

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In recent years, as the era of deepening healthcare reform in China progresses, there is a gradual development of ambulatory care pharmacy practice. This commentary reviews the current state of ambulatory care pharmacy practice in China and discusses future efforts to advance the practice. Areas of focus include practice standardization, transitions of care, and reimbursements of ambulatory care pharmacy practice.

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  1. Department of Pharmacy, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China

    Lu Zhang, Yamin Huang, Xingxing Huang, Keke Liu, Shusen Sun & Jian Xiao

  2. Institute for Rational and Safe Medication Practices, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China

    Lu Zhang, Yamin Huang, Xingxing Huang, Keke Liu, Shusen Sun & Jian Xiao

  3. Department of Pharmacy, The Second People‘s Hospital of Beihai, Beihai, 536000, Guangxi, China

    Yangyong Yu

  4. Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, 01119, USA

    Shusen Sun

  5. The Hunan Institute of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Research, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China

    Shusen Sun & Jian Xiao

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Zhang, L., Huang, Y., Huang, X. et al. Ambulatory care pharmacy practice in China: status and future efforts. Int J Clin Pharm 42, 321–325 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-020-00998-2

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