
Medication synchronization and appointment-based models are growing rapidly in all corners of community pharmacy practice.
Troy Trygstad, PharmD, PhD, MBA, is the executive director of CPESN USA, a clinically integrated network of more than 3500 participating pharmacies. He received his PharmD and MBA degrees from Drake University and a PhD in pharmaceutical outcomes and policy from the University of North Carolina. He has recently served on the board of directors for the Pharmacy Quality Alliance and the American Pharmacists Association Foundation. He also proudly practiced in community pharmacies across the state of North Carolina for 17 years.
Medication synchronization and appointment-based models are growing rapidly in all corners of community pharmacy practice.
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Pharmacists can play an important role in the reduction of disability through patient-centered care.
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A forward-looking strategy is essential when selecting health information technology solutions.
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Here are tenets pharmacists can embrace and incorporate into their daily practice.
These are the tenets pharmacists can embrace and incorporate into their daily practice.
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