Feature|Articles|December 30, 2025

Interview with Sa'ed al-Olimat, PharmD: The Case for Pharmacists as Stewards of Ethical Psychadelic Care

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Pharmacists play a vital role in the safe integration of psychedelics into healthcare, addressing ethical concerns and ensuring equitable access to treatments.

As psychedelic therapies moved closer to adoption in 2025, questions of safety, access, and ethical use continue to emerge. Sa'ed al-Olimat, PharmD, co-founder of Psychedelic Pharmacists Association, believes his colleagues in pharmacies across the country are ideally positioned and ideally suited to help set high standards for how these therapies are introduced. In part 2 of his interview with Pharmacy Times, he discussed balancing cultural humility with addressing unmet medical needs.