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This paper outlines a method by which pharmacists may invoke external assistance to help minimize patient risk not readily controlled at the treatment level when prescription therapy is authorized. This complex mechanism, the alarm model, identifies potential change agents and suggests intervention options that may be employed to activate an appropriate support system. Possible limitations of the innovative concept are also treated.
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