Drug evaluation is also a clinical activity.
The addition of a fourth year to the hospital pharmacy residency program has allowed trainees to rotate through various inpatient clinical  units where they can, under the supervision of a specialist pharmacist,  work shoulder to shoulder with other healthcare providers to ensure that  patients receive the care they need. In addition to sharing their  pharmacotherapeutic and pharmacokinetic knowledge (among others) with their colleagues, hospital pharmacists can and should contribute with their  expertise in the areas of drug evaluation, selection and positioning. As no  other healthcare professional masters like a pharmacist the intricacies of  treatment efficacy or effectiveness, or of therapeutic safety, conveying this knowledge is yet another of the many clinical activities a hospital  pharmacist must perform as a member of a multidisciplinary team, while  assisting fellow-team members in deciding what medications are best  suited to each patient. Both the public authorities and the pharmaceutical  profession as a whole should make sure the pharmacist's role is rightfully  valued and given the recognition it deserves.