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Pharmacotherapy is therapy using pharmaceutical drugs, as distinguished from therapy using surgery (surgical therapy),radiation (radiation therapy), movement (physical therapy), or other modes. As pharmacotherapy specialists andpharmacists have responsibility for direct patient care, often functioning as a member of a multidisciplinary team, and actingas the primary source of drug-related ... Read more

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