This article presents a practical demonstration of a decentralized pharmacy system improving the quality of pharmaceutical services. The authors explain the working system of a satellite pharmacy in one of the pavilions of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona, Spain. Clinical pharmacists working in this satellite become deeply involved in drug information, quality control programs, pharmacokinetics, patient education, research, and teaching activities.
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