Deloitte December 1, 2021
Unlocking the profession’s potential to improve patient care
In Deloitte’s Future of Health vision, the focus will be on prevention over treatment, and care will happen in the home or community. As accessible and trusted health care personnel, pharmacists can play a big role.
Executive summary
Most people don’t realize that pharmacists can perform a range of complex clinical functions around therapy optimization, not just dispense pills. Today, 53% of US-licensed pharmacists are doctors of pharmacy,1 who receive as much classroom clinical instruction as medical doctors.
If more pharmacists were to operate to the full potential of their professional...