Pharmacists in the system of pediatric palliative care: international practice and prospects in Russia

Abstract

Improvement of the palliative care system is one of the development priorities of health care system in Russia, as well as all around the world. This work represents the review of scientific literature dedicated to evaluation of the pharmaceutical staff as a member of interdisciplinary team providing palliative care for children. The major improvement priorities of drug provision of children in need of palliative care, including the area of drugs range, inventory management, compounding pharmacies activity, pharmaceutical information and counseling, were set up on the basis of the comparative analysis of Russian and international pharmaceutical practices.