Drug Topics March 23, 2025
Darcy Aslett, PharmD, residency program director for PGY-1 community-based residency at St. Luke’s Health System, discusses clinical services in pharmacies for underserved patients.
Darcy Aslett, PharmD, residency program firector for PGY-1 community-based residency at St. Luke’s Health System, focuses on innovative clinical pharmacy services designed to address patient needs, particularly in rural areas like Idaho. She highlights the significant challenges patients face in accessing medications and health care, including pharmacy closures, affordability issues, and limited primary care access. To combat these challenges, the health care system has implemented several innovative solutions that expand the role of pharmacists and improve patient care.
Key strategies include developing medication lockers in remote areas, offering home delivery services, and enabling pharmacists to provide expanded...