| Jan 15, 2013 |
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The
future of pharmacy—a healthcare profession in which the role in patient
treatment and care is continually growing—is specialization. It is pharmacy
specialization that will enable our healthcare system to meet the mandate of
controlling cost by improving medical outcomes. This will be accomplished
through the provision of more care in community settings, as well as by reducing
unnecessary hospital readmissions.
We are already seeing it happen. Where, once, all pharmacy services were provided in one place, specialty pharmacies are currently operating in areas such as oncology, geriatrics, diabetes, fertility, HIV, psychiatry, nuclear medicine, nutrition support, the compounding of specialty medications, and pharmacotherapy. Various pharmacy specialty certifications are granted through organizations such as the American Pharmacists Association, the Board of Pharmacy Specialties, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
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We are already seeing it happen. Where, once, all pharmacy services were provided in one place, specialty pharmacies are currently operating in areas such as oncology, geriatrics, diabetes, fertility, HIV, psychiatry, nuclear medicine, nutrition support, the compounding of specialty medications, and pharmacotherapy. Various pharmacy specialty certifications are granted through organizations such as the American Pharmacists Association, the Board of Pharmacy Specialties, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
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