Pharmacists are often the first point-of-contact for patients with health inquiries. Thus pharmacists have a significant role in assessing medication management in patients, and inreferring patients to physicians. These roles may include, but are not limited to:
• clinical medication management, including reviewing and monitoring of medication regimens
• assessment of patients with undiagnosed or diagnosed conditions, and ascertaining clinical medication management needs
• specialized monitoring of disease states, such as dosing drugs in kidney and liver failure
• compounding medicines
• providing pharmaceutical information
• providing patients with health monitoring and advice, including advice and treatment of common ailments and disease states
• supervising pharmacy technicians and other staff
• oversight of dispensing medicines on prescription
• provision of non-prescription or over-the-counter drugs
• education and counseling for patients and other health care providers on optimal use of medicines (e.g., proper use, avoidance of overmedication)
• referrals to other health professionals if necessary
• pharmacokinetic evaluation
• promoting public health by administering immunizations