Taking your medication correctly is one of the best ways to stay healthy.
Our highly qualified clinical pharmacists are the medication experts who work closely with your doctors to ensure the medications you take are safe, effective and provide you with the best possible results.
Clinical Pharmacists Play Critical Roles in Direct Patient Care
At Summit Health, our Clinical Pharmacists provide patient care that optimizes the use of medication and promotes health, wellness, and disease prevention. Our board-certified Clinical Pharmacists offer comprehensive medication management.
Our Clinical Pharmacists can:
- Provide a one-on-one review of all your prescription medications, over-the-counter products, and herbal supplements
- Work with your doctor to simplify your medication regimen
- Recommend less expensive alternatives to your current medications
- Check for drug interactions
- Discuss medication side effects
- Identify unsafe medications and recommend safer alternatives
- Recommend strategies to organize your medication and avoid missing doses
- Create personalized medication calendars or charts
Our clinical pharmacists can also help you stay well.
If you have diabetes by:
- Reviewing home blood sugar reading
- Working with your doctor to adjust medications
- Reviewing how to inject insulin and check blood sugar
- Recommending less expensive alternatives to your current medications
If you have high blood pressure by:
- Reviewing home blood pressure readings
- Working with your doctor to adjust your medications and simplify your regimen
- Providing diet and exercise suggestions
If you have high cholesterol by:
- Ensuring you are receiving the best drug therapy to lower your cholesterol
- Providing diet and exercise suggestions
If you have lung disease by:
- Reviewing how to use inhalers
- Working with your doctor to simplify your inhaler regimen
- Recommending less expensive alternatives to your current medications
If you smoke cigarettes by:
- Discussing ways to quit smoking
