First-year community pharmacy resident with the American Pharmacy Services Corporation in coordination with the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy.
Former executive vice-president and chief executive officer of the American Pharmacists Association.
AMA J Ethics. 2020 Aug 1;22(1):E675-680. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.675.
Physicians and pharmacists have critical roles in addressing the current opioid epidemic and ensuring appropriate care for patients with pain. Both physicians and pharmacists have responsibilities to ensure that opioids are prescribed and dispensed for legitimate medical purposes and to meet legal requirements. Health care systems have implemented policies to curb opioid prescribing and dispensing, but many of these policies place additional pressures on clinicians and can cause friction between physicians and pharmacists. Cases discussed in this article highlight 5 optimal physician and pharmacist behaviors that can help foster better collaboration between these clinicians, improve management strategies, and improve care of patients with pain.
医生和药剂师在解决当前阿片类药物泛滥问题和确保疼痛患者得到适当治疗方面发挥着关键作用。医生和药剂师都有责任确保阿片类药物的开具和配药是出于合法的医疗目的，并符合法律要求。医疗保健系统已经实施了政策来遏制阿片类药物的开具和配药，但这些政策中的许多都给临床医生带来了额外的压力，并可能导致医生和药剂师之间的摩擦。本文讨论的案例强调了 5 种最佳的医生和药剂师行为，这些行为有助于促进这些临床医生之间更好的合作，改进管理策略，并改善疼痛患者的护理。
