In addition to feature articles and continuing education lessons, counseling points gleaned through the monthly Patient Teaching Aid and Consult Your Pharmacist columns further add to their consultation skillset. Designed to be cut out or copied as a handout for patients, the succinct Patient Teaching Aids offer an effective overview in easily understood, lay terminology.
The more in-depth Consult Your Pharmacist column by Emily Ambizas, PharmD, MPH, BCGP, assistant dean, St. John’s University, delves deeper into health conditions commonly encountered in the pharmacy. This column, published every other month, features counseling points to help readers achieve effective patient-pharmacist interactions with the goal of optimizing healthcare outcomes.
A recent Consult Your Pharmacist column, for example, looked at common OTC cold and allergy medications. By providing expert guidance on OTC options, pharmacists can significantly contribute to public health, ensuring that patients receive optimal benefit from these readily available treatments while minimizing potential risks.
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