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Pharmacists Strive to Promote the Safe and Appropriate Use of Medications: A Commentary on Eckerd's Patient Care^TM Program

Eckerd Patient Care^TM Center, 8787 Bryan Dairy Road, Suite 150, Largo, FL 33777

In the current health care arena, patients have a multitude of prescription, over-the-counter, herbal, natural, and nutritional products available to them. A common perception among the public at large is that any medication that does not require a prescription is safe to take. This simply is not the whole truth. Eckerd pharmacists play an important role in preventing accidental poisoning through monitoring of patient use of, and addressing patient inquiries about, any medication-related products.

Key Words: poison • Eckerd • pharmacist • community.

Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Vol. 13, No. 2, 156-158 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/089719000001300206


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