Provision of Clinical Preventive Services by Community Pharmacists

نویسندگان

  • Sarah E. Kelling
  • Angela Rondon-Begazo
  • Natalie A. DiPietro Mager
  • Bethany L. Murphy
  • David R. Bright
چکیده

Community pharmacists are highly accessible health care professionals, providing opportunities for partnerships with other health care and public health professionals to expand the population's access to clinical preventive services. To document examples of the community pharmacist's role in providing clinical preventive services to the general population, we conducted PubMed searches using the key word "community pharmacy" and key words from the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations rated A or B. We present 4 descriptive summaries of clinical preventive services that can be offered by community pharmacists. Community pharmacists can provide clinical preventive services such as providing education, conducting screenings, and making referrals to improve population health.

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دوره 13  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016