Health care and hospital pharmacy in Denmark
Nedergaard, M.
American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy 34(6): 595-600
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9289 PMID: 879180 Document Number: 114368
Health services and community and hospital pharmacy practice in Denmark are discussed. Topics covered include the education and training of pharmacists and technicians, pharmaceutical manufacturing by community and hospital pharmacies, hospital drug distribution, and drug information services. Pharmacy is unique in Denmark inthe 40% of the drug products on the market are manufactured by pharmacies, under the auspicies of the pharmacy proprietors' association. As in other Scandinavian countries, the number and location of community pharmacies are controlled by the state. Ninety pharmacists are employed in 13 hospital pharmacies; half of the pharmacists are occupied bb drug product manufacturing.