Pharmacy Times March 26, 2023
Expert weighs the benefits and pitfalls of social media, the importance of quality information from credible journal sources, and why information that sparks an emotional response can be more influential than evidence-based facts.
Kathryn Marwitz, PharmD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Manchester University in Fort Wayne, Indiana, discusses the ease by which misinformation could spread in pharmacy practice with Pharmacy Times at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Annual Meeting & Exposition in Phoenix, Arizona, happening March 24 to 27.
PT Staff: How does misinformation spread in the pharmacist’s workplace, and what could be the repercussions on patient wellbeing?
Kathryn Marwitz, PharmD, MPH: So I like to think about misinformation kind of everywhere and in the...