Topics and Expertise: commentary

UCSF School of Pharmacy Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, argues that pharmacists can help reduce the use of unnecessary medications.

Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S., trailing cancer and heart disease. Many of those errors can be traced to issues with medications.

How do we give patients ready access to the expertise of pharmacists? How do we empower patients with medication knowledge?