Subject to the provisions of Article (72) of this Decree-Law, the Clinical Pharmacist may provide his specialized services and practice clinical pharmacy, provided that the practice is in a health Establishment licensed to provide treatment services to patients, and in partnership with the licensed treating physician supervising the patient. He may practice, in particular, the following: 1. Determining and describing the patient drug Treatment Plan or modifying it, including replacing one Medical Product with another, unless written or electronic instructions have been issued by the treating physician to prevent any modification. The Clinical Pharmacist is prohibited from performing any procedure for the patient before he is diagnosed by the licensed treating physician. 2. The specific or modified drug Treatment Plan shall be consistent with the drug product use protocol and guidelines for the treatment of the disease. 3. The Clinical Pharmacist shall share with the treating physician the records and data of the patients he cares for. 4. The treating physician shall be informed of the implementation or amendment of the plan in writing by recording the data related to the plan or the amendment thereto in the patient record prepared for the review of the treating physician and the Clinical Pharmacist together, within (24) twenty-four hours following the start of the implementation of the plan. 5. Comply with guiding patients and providing them with specialized information, including: information about the medical condition, the use of Medical Products, and the drug Treatment Plan. He shall also provide consultations concerning this information to health professionals who are members of the health team treating the patient. 6. Any of the following tasks, provided that they are consistent with the general instructions of the health Establishment in which he works, and the regulations for using Medical Products (protocols) a. Requesting routine tests to assess the patient condition in relation to choosing and determining a drug Treatment Plan, which include measuring pulse, temperature, blood pressure, and respiratory rate. b. Requesting laboratory tests related to the selection and determination of the drug Treatment Plan. c. Giving the patient the dose of treatment in accordance with the doctor instructions, such as injections and various vaccinations.
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