Griffenhagen George B, Brushwood David, Parascandola John, Schondelmeyer Stephen
University of Florida, College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, USA.
J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash). 2002 Sep-Oct;42(5 Suppl 1):S24-5.
The mid-19th century was a watershed for the governance of American pharmacy, marked by the founding of APhA in 1852 and the recognition that pharmacists had a duty to protect patients' health and welfare. Drug therapy has undergone a dramatic transformation since the pharmacological shotgun approach of the mid-1880s, propelled by progress in the biomedical sciences, including the recent genetics revolution. The rising number and cost of prescriptions is a leading public policy issue and a contributing factor to the current shortage of pharmacists.
19世纪中叶是美国药学治理的一个分水岭，其标志是1852年美国药学协会（APhA）的成立，以及人们认识到药剂师有责任保护患者的健康和福祉。自19世纪80年代中期采用药理学“霰弹枪”方法以来，药物治疗经历了巨大的变革，这一变革是由生物医学科学的进步推动的，包括最近的基因革命。处方数量和成本的不断上升是一个主要的公共政策问题，也是导致目前药剂师短缺的一个因素。
