Provision of Clinical Preventive Services by Community Pharmacists

Prev Chronic Dis. 2016 Oct 27:13:E149. doi: 10.5888/pcd13.160232.

Abstract

Community pharmacists are highly accessible health care professionals, providing opportunities for partnerships with other health care and public health professionals to expand the population's access to clinical preventive services. To document examples of the community pharmacist's role in providing clinical preventive services to the general population, we conducted PubMed searches using the key word "community pharmacy" and key words from the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations rated A or B. We present 4 descriptive summaries of clinical preventive services that can be offered by community pharmacists. Community pharmacists can provide clinical preventive services such as providing education, conducting screenings, and making referrals to improve population health.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Advisory Committees
  • Community Pharmacy Services / standards*
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening / methods
  • Osteoporosis / prevention & control
  • Pharmacists*
  • Preventive Health Services / standards*
  • Professional Role*
  • Referral and Consultation
  • United States