Beyond the Data -- How Pharmacists Can Improve Our Nation’s Health
Dr. John Iskander and Dr. Lori Hall explore the impact of pharmacists on health care and public health when included as contributors to a patient’s healthcare team.
Pharmacists:
•Tend to be underutilized, despite their training and experience
•Are medication experts, but they do more than just dispense medication
Involving pharmacists in expanded roles:
•Increases the quality of care
•Improves patient control of disorders and illnesses
•Reduces healthcare cost
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Pharmacists:
•Tend to be underutilized, despite their training and experience
•Are medication experts, but they do more than just dispense medication
Involving pharmacists in expanded roles:
•Increases the quality of care
•Improves patient control of disorders and illnesses
•Reduces healthcare cost
Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html
This video can also be viewed at
http://www.cdc.gov/cdcgrandrounds/archives/2014/oct2014.htm
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