Knowledge infrastructure pharmaceutical care

In December 2003 the Dutch Advisory Council on Health Research (RGO) received a letter from the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) in which he emphasised the importance of a good knowledge infrastructure surrounding the provision of medicinal products and the pharmaceutical care sector in order to realise and maintain the rational prescription of medicinal products and the quality of pharmaceutical care. In the light of the imminent changes to the health care system the Minister requested the Council to advise him on the current state of affairs concerning the knowledge infrastructure in the pharmaceutical care sector. In addition, he asked the Council for recommendations for improvements in these areas.