Drug Topics January 24, 2025
Brian Nowosielski, Jonathan Watanabe, PharmD, MS, PhD, BCGP

Jonathan Watanabe, PharmD, MS, PhD, BCGP, joined Drug Topics to discuss how pharmacists can facilitate improved patient outcomes through collaborative care.

Between their expertise in medications and an ever-increasing gap in the primary care workforce, pharmacists are specifically positioned to assist prescription regimentation and be key members of a primary care team. With real-world evidence showing pharmacists’ accelerated capabilities within prescription drugs, health systems can utilize pharmacist expertise to alleviate primary care gaps and improve patient outcomes.

“We’re seeing that…outcomes are superior when we have pharmacists involved in designing and optimizing the medication regimens. We really see that that leads to superior outcomes, and it makes sense. As the medication specialists, they just have more expertise on what the implications...

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