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Title: The Pharmacist Workforce in the U.S.: Supply, Distribution, Education Pathways, and State Responses to Emergency Surges in Demand
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Publication Year: 2020
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Abstract: Pharmacists provide a broad spectrum of services depending on their practice setting and scope-of-practice laws within their state. 1 The traditional role of pharmacists is to dispense prescription medications and advise patients and health care practitioners on how to maximize the benefits and minimize the risks of prescription medications, including medication safety, drug contraindications and interactions. 2 However, pharmacists are increasingly used in a variety of ways, taking on roles such as medication therapy management, chronic disease management, patient education, health promotion, and disease prevention. 1,3,4 Within some of these roles, pharmacists may work directly with patients to conduct health and wellness screenings, provide flu shots and other immunizations, and counsel patients about stress management, smoking cessation, nutrition, exercise, and chronic disease management. 1,2 In other roles, pharmacists may work with inpatient and outpatient care teams including attending hospital rounds with physicians and the health care team to recommend medications, overseeing the dosage and timing of medication delivery, and providing transition of care. 5,6
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Authors: Oster, Natalia V; Pollack, Samantha W; Skillman, Susan M; Stubbs, Benjamin A; Dahal, Arati; Guenther, Grace; Frogner, Bianca K
Publisher: Center for Health Workforce Studies
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Population Health and Health Systems
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