|Videos|March 22, 2011

The Role of Pharmacists in Health Care Reform

Dan Kennedy, BPharm, of Portland, Oregon, talks about the need to expand medical records to all pharmacists and improve access to affordable medications.

In this video, which is part of a series from the American Pharmacists Association exploring the role of pharmacists in health care reform, Dan Kennedy, BPharm, of Portland, Oregon, talks about the need to expand medical records to all pharmacists and improve access to affordable medications.

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