Drug Topics January 20, 2025
Jonathan Watanabe, PharmD, MS, PhD, BCGP, discussed a section of the ASHP 2025 Pharmacy Forecast that he co-authored titled “Addressing the Gap in Primary Care.”
The US health care system is facing a primary care physician shortage that is expected to reach 50,000 by the end of 2025. Compounded with an aging population in need of life-saving medications, as well as an increased prevalence of chronic conditions, health care experts are urging providers to play their role in addressing this gap.
“There are just fewer people that go into primary care, and [there are] challenges that arise because of that. There’s been some positive signs with physician assistants, with nurse practitioners that are entering that area to shore up the...
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