Pharmacy and the U.S. Health Care System

Preface Chapter 1. Health and Health Care in the United States Chapter 2. Financing Health Care in the United States Chapter 3. Managed Care and Pharmacy Services Chapter 4. The Health Professions Chapter 5. Pharmacists in the U.S. Health Care System Chapter 6. Pharmacy Organizations Chapter 7. Emerging Roles Chapter 8. Political Realities of Pharmacy Chapter 9. Hospital and Health Care Institutions Chapter 10. Pharmacist Involvement in Long-Term Care for Seniors Chapter 11. The Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturing Industry Chapter 12. Drug Distribution Chapter 13. The Consumers of Health Care Chapter 14. The Drug-Use Process Chapter 15. Provisions of Care to Subpopulations: A Cultural Perspective Chapter 16. New Technologies: Understanding the Basics of Biotechnology Chapter 17. Unresolved Issues in Pharmacy Chapter 18. Pharmacy Looks to the Future