Clinical pharmacy is a health science discipline
in which pharmacists provide patient care that
optimizes medication therapy and promotes
health, wellness, and disease prevention. The
practice of clinical pharmacy embraces the
philosophy of pharmaceutical care; it blends a
caring orientation with specialized therapeutic
knowledge, experience, and judgment for the
purpose of ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
As a discipline, clinical pharmacy also has an
obligation to contribute to the generation of new
knowledge that advances health and quality of
life.