October 18 – 24 was National Hospital and Health-System Pharmacy Week. We’d like to thank our Pharmacy team for their efforts on behalf of patients and the profession. We recognize the significant role our pharmacists play as members of the healthcare team and celebrate all the ways that they improve care for our patients

The pharmacist’s role in the health care system is constantly changing. Pharmacy has expanded its role from a profession focusing on preparing and dispensing medications to patients, to one in which pharmacists provide medication therapy management services to maximize the medicine’s effectiveness and patient’s outcome.

Many medications interact with certain foods, OTC medicines, and supplements which can cause medications not to work properly and may cause serious side effects. Pharmacists are the general public’s most accessible health care professional, yet many people are unaware of the knowledge they possess.

The pharmacist is a key health care professional in helping people achieve the best results from their medications.