Discussion and Future Perspective
Our review showed that pharmacists significantly contribute to interprofessional care teams in assuring the accuracy of the drug therapy, thereby decreasing hospital stays and healthcare expenditures.
Interprofessional care teams require various collaborative aspects, including trust between team members and willingness to cooperate. Interprofessional care teams consisting of various health professionals need to identify the aspects of cooperation required for patient-oriented care. In a collaborative system, the goals are determined by the leaders of the interprofessional care team. The action plan in the patient care process is the starting point, which, after being implemented, will need to be evaluated. Effective interprofessional care will be achieved through the professional competency of the interprofessional care team, which will continue to develop and will increase the team’s professionalism.