PHP 317 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Community Health Center, Express Scripts, Walgreens
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Community pharmacists are the health professionals most accessible to the public. Top retail chains are cvs, walgreens, express scripts. Chain consists of 4 or more stores. Independent community you can practice the way you choose. The community pharmacy often becomes a default community health center with pharmacists as the rst point of care. Professional responsibilities include medication dispensing, consultation, business management and drug use management. 69% of time spent as a pharmacist is used for dispensing prescription medications. Communication with patients, doctor, other medical providers and insurance companies on the patients behalf. Effective patient counseling can signi cantly reduce non-adherence. Ominibus budget reconciliation act 0f 1990 (obra "90) which requires people to counsel. 40% of the us population uses at least 1 otc drug in any 48 hour period. Ri dept. of health requires all pharmacies to enroll in electronic reporting system, which shows all of the lling of the schedule ii and iii prescriptions dispensed.
