May 2010 Skin & Eye Health

When it comes to minor wounds, pharmacists can help patients assess if self-treatment is appropriate and recommend products to promote healing and minimize scars.

An estimated 1 million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States. Pharmacists can help patients, especially those with risk factors, protect themselves from harmful UVA and UVB rays.

Will medication therapy management become a routine part of most dispensing pharmacists' activities, or will a select group of pharmacists handle this role?