KevinMD October 5, 2025
Behind every prescription safely dispensed stands a pharmacist making dozens of clinical decisions under mounting pressure. What happens when that pressure becomes unbearable? When the professionals who are the last line of defense against medication harm are pushed to their breaking point, patient safety breaks with them. This crisis is real and it is often invisible.
The invisible epidemic
Surveys and workplace reports repeatedly show that large numbers of pharmacists experience burnout and consider leaving the profession. Unlike physician burnout, which has received public attention and resources, pharmacist burnout remains under-recognized by many health care leaders and policymakers.
That invisibility has real consequences. Burnout does not only reduce job satisfaction; it degrades the cognitive functions essential for safe medication practice....
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