|Articles|October 17, 2017

What Lifestyle Interventions Should Pharmacists Advise Patients Who Are Concerned About Weight?

Stress, food, lack of water, and other issues impact the body's physiology, and pharmacists can counsel patients to adjust these issues to live healthier lives.

In this interview with Pharmacy Times at the National Community Pharmacists Association Annual Convention (NCPA), Kathy Campbell, PharmD, CEO of Medicap Pharmacy discusses how stress, food, lack of water, and other issues impact the body's physiology, and how pharmacists can counsel patients to adjust these issues to live healthier lives.

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