Rebecca W. Chater, RPh, MPH, FAPhA

The emergence of a new Medicare Advantage plan, Troy Medicare, offers much needed momentum to drive pharmacists’ services.

Pharmacists can assist with advising patients who present with quality concerns to use CBD products that provide certificates of analyses, and catch significant drug interactions before they occur.

Medication nonadherence is a major cause of morbidity, especially in elderly patients.

While convenient access to medications certainly aids adherence, and could be facilitated by the Amazon's recent acquisition of PillPack, the deal stands to disrupt direct pharmacist-to-patient contact, and the essential role of the community-based pharmacist within the healthcare continuum.

Forgetting to take a medication is the most frequently patient-reported reason for nonadherence.

While there is a reasonable body of research on many of the diverse causes of medication nonadherence, there are much fewer data on the effectiveness of various interventions.

Community pharmacy is at an interesting crossroads with respect to its core business model.

An efficient pharmacy system allows pharmacists the time to provide valuable patient care services.

The appointment-based model provides an opportunity for pharmacy to solve medication-related problems.