ASHP Statement on the Role of Health-System Pharmacists in Public Health.

ASHP statement on the pharmacist's role in substance abuse prevention, education, and assistance.

The American Society of Health- System Pharmacists (ASHP) believes that pharmacists have the unique knowledge, skills, and responsibilities for assuming an important role in substance abuse prevention, education, and assistance. Pharmacists, as health care providers, should be actively involved in reducing the negative effects that substance abuse has on society, health systems, and the pharmac...

ASHP statement on the health-system pharmacist's role in national health care quality initiatives.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) believes that pharmacists who practice in hospitals and health systems (“health-system pharmacists”) have a critical leadership role in national health care quality-improvement initiatives. Health-system pharmacists possess the knowledge of drug therapy and medication-use systems required to successfully implement quality-assurance and im...

ASHP statement on the pharmacist's role in medication reconciliation.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) believes that an effective process for medication reconciliation reduces medication errors and supports safe medication use by patients. ASHP encourages hospitals and health systems, including community-based providers and managed care systems, to collaborate in organized, multidisciplinary medication reconciliation programs to promote co...

ASHP statement on the pharmacist's role in antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control.

ASHP statement on pharmacist decision-making on assisted suicide.

Consistent with the intent of the Code of Ethics for Pharmacists “to state publicly the principles that form the fundamental basis of the roles and responsibilities of pharmacists,” the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists issues this Statement on Pharmacist Decisionmaking on Assisted Suicide. The practice of providing competent patients with pharmaceutical means of ending their lives ...