National Pharmacists Day: Drug Topics’ Pharmacist Interviews from the Past Year
To celebrate National Pharmacists Day on January 12, Drug Topics gathered its pharmacist interviews from the past year, exploring expert industry insights in a variety of topics.
Every year on January 12, millions of Americans come together to celebrate National Pharmacists Day and the life-saving work and services these health care professionals provide on a daily basis. To take a look back at pharmacy in the past year and highlight some of our most trusted voices in the profession, Drug Topics gathered a collection of stories detailing a variety of pharmacy professionals’ perspectives.
“Throughout the years, pharmacists’ roles have evolved from solely medication dispensing functions to providing medication therapy management and other health care services designed to improve patient outcomes,” wrote authors of a study published in ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research.1 “The potential for pharmacists’ clinical expertise to improve patient outcomes has been well studied in a range of scenarios, from examination of pharmacist-recommended clinical interventions implemented by a provider to direct pharmacist-provided care in managing acute and chronic disease states.”
It's nothing new that the pharmacist profession has changed in recent history and will continue to adjust to future industry and market trends. Drug Topics is dedicated to uncovering these trends and highlighting the incredible work of pharmacists across the country.
Check out these 5 articles from Drug Topics in the last year to learn more about expert insights from pharmacy professionals. From industry-wide challenges to the specific areas of expertise pharmacists operate in, these providers are some of the prime examples of why pharmacists deserve to be celebrated every January.
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