Editor’s Note: Responses were edited for length and clarity.
Question: What are some of the challenges pharmacy leaders must overcome?
Dr. David Martin: Appropriate use of medication, formulary adherence, properly managing national clinical initiatives like midlevel prescribing, and ensuring compliance with guidelines such as USP 797, 795 and 800.
Q: When it comes to managing drug spend, what advice would you offer other pharmacy leaders?
DM: Make sure you avoid duplicates. This means looking at medication data and using analytics to inform decisions.
Q: What needs to change in healthcare?
DM: For pharmacy leaders especially, they need to be patient safety advocates, while also ensuring cost efficiencies of medications. Both are good for the company overall.
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