“Know Your Medicine, Know Your Pharmacist.”
American Pharmacists Month recognizes and celebrates the role pharmacists play in in all aspects of health care – from community and hospital pharmacy, to industry, academia and beyond.
Pharmacist month celebrates the pharmacy profession and helps promote awareness of the many services pharmacists offer beyond the safe distribution of medications through retail or community pharmacies. Pharmacist month recognizes the impact pharmacists have on improving medication use, advancing patient care, and improving patient access to healthcare and public health. Services provided by pharmacist include immunizations, medication reviews that make sure medications are safe for the patient, that medications are effective, they look for interactions and make sure the patient takes the medications as instructed. Pharmacist participate in care management and they counsel patients on diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol; and smoking cessation counseling. Pharmacists play a role in public health and emergency preparedness. Whether it is in distribution of vital medications, setting up mobile pharmacies, or providing patient care. Pharmacist also play a vital role in medication research, many aspects of pharmaceutical industry and teaching or academia.
Through the month I like to explore the different rolls Pharmacist play in healthcare.
