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The Ninth Floor Pharmacy Project at the University of California, San Francisco: A Seminal Development in Clinical Pharmacy
William E. Smith, Richard F. de Leon, Eric T. Herfindal, Joseph L. Hirschmann and Robert A. Miller
History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals, February 2017, 59 (1-2) 19-27; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/hopp.59.1-2.19
William E. Smith
*William E. Smith, Pharm.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., FASHP, is Professor of Pharmacy (retired), Pharmacy Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy.
Richard F. de Leon
*Richard F. de Leon, Pharm.D., is Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Pharmacy, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor.
Eric T. Herfindal
*Eric T. Herfindal, Pharm.D., M.P.H., is Professor Emeritus, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California School of Pharmacy, San Francisco.
Joseph L. Hirschmann
*Joseph L. Hirschmann, Pharm.D., is Chairman Emeritus and Founder, First Databank, South San Francisco, CA.

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History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals
Vol. 59, Issue 1-2
13 Feb 2017
The Ninth Floor Pharmacy Project at the University of California, San Francisco: A Seminal Development in Clinical Pharmacy
William E. Smith, Richard F. de Leon, Eric T. Herfindal, Joseph L. Hirschmann, Robert A. Miller
History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals Feb 2017, 59 (1-2) 19-27; DOI: 10.3368/hopp.59.1-2.19
The Ninth Floor Pharmacy Project at the University of California, San Francisco: A Seminal Development in Clinical Pharmacy
William E. Smith, Richard F. de Leon, Eric T. Herfindal, Joseph L. Hirschmann, Robert A. Miller
History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals Feb 2017, 59 (1-2) 19-27; DOI: 10.3368/hopp.59.1-2.19
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- Article
- Pharmacy Services at UCSF Medical Center, 1965
- UCSF Medical Center Hospitals
- Planning for the NFPP
- Interest of the UCSF School of Pharmacy
- Implementation of the NFPP
- Pharmacist Training
- Orientation of Nursing Personnel
- Pharmacists and the First Patient Care Rounds
- NFPP Goes Live
- NFPP Results After the First Year
- Pharmacy Relationships
- Pharmacy Education
- NFPP Summary: The First 18 Months
- Major Accomplishments of the NFPP
- Visibility of the NFPP
- Pharmacy at UCSF
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Additional Publications Relating to the Ninth-Floor Pharmacy Project
- Footnotes
- Figures & Data
- Info & Metrics
- References
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