Communication skills in pharmacy practice : a practical guide for students and practitioners / [edited by] Robert S. Beardsley, Carole L. Kimberlin, William N. Tindall - 5th ed. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2008. - xxii, 242 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Patient-centered communication in pharmacy practice -- Principles and elements of interpersonal communication -- Nonverbal communication -- Barriers to communication -- Listening and empathic responding -- Assertiveness -- Interviewing and assessment -- Helping patients manage therapeutic regimens -- Medication safety and communication skills -- Strategies to meet specific needs -- Communicating with children about medicines -- Communication skills and interprofessional collaboration -- Electronic communication in health care -- Ethical behavior when communicating with patients.

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Communication in pharmacy.
Pharmacist and patient.

615.1 / COM 2008