Affiliation:
1. Benton M. Montgomery Center for Family Afedicine, Greenwood, SC, Benton M. Montgomery Center for Family Afedicine, Greenwood, SC
Abstract
Since its inception over 25 years ago, clinical pharmacy has extended into virtually every subspecialty of medicine, including Family Medicine. Family Medicine philosophically supports a team approach to health care that has welcomed the pharmacist as an active member for over 15 years. The association between Family Medicine physicians and pharmacists has evolved into one that embodies the concept of pharmaceutical care. This article provides a historical perspective of the pioneers in Family Medicine clinical pharmacy in South Carolina, reviews the goals and visions of the early pharmacists, and reevaluates this information as it applies to clinical pharmacy today.