RESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To offer guidance for psychiatric patients about rational drug use and improve patient's compliance.METHODS: Clinical pharmacists answered the questions encountered by patients during medication process by means of face-to-face talk with patients or their relatives and telephone inquiry.RESULTS: Patients' drug counseling in psychiatry department covered wide range,much as in the aspects of drug interactions and adverse drug reactions.Due to medication consultation service,patient's consciousness of rational drug use had been improved and some medication errors had been avoided,clinical pharmacists' professional knowledge has been enriched and clinical pharmacy has been enhanced and developed.CONCLUSION: The medication consultation service developed in psychiatric department is of positive practical significance in promoting rational drug use and improving clinical efficacy.