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Pharmacists more effective managers of stroke patients than nurses

Pharmacist-led care with prescribing authority substantially improved risk factors at 6 months among stroke survivors versus nurse case managers who monitored patients and provided feedback to their primary care physicians, according to a report published in the Canadian Medical Association’s journal, CMAJ.

The study compared active prescribing by pharmacist case managers versus nurse managers screening and referring to primary care physicians.

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