Evidenced-based medicine has become the wise stone in pharmacotherapy. All information on treatment outcome for a certain indication in a specific patient group is collected and the best treatment forms guidelines for therapy. It is advised that the guidelines are followed in the clinic to assure the patient receives the best treatment. It not only includes pharmacotherapy but also non-pharmacological treatment that will support and alleviate suffering.

Evidence-based medicine is the mainstay of quality control of pharmacotherapy made by the clinical pharmacist. Patients not treated according to evidence-based medicine included …

Correspondence to Per Hartvig Honoré, University of Copenhagen, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark; peh{at}farma.ku.dk