Feature|Articles|April 6, 2026

Can Hobbies Help Pharmacists Combat the Burnout Epidemic?

Pharmacists face alarming burnout rates, but hobbies—from horses to sports—can help protect mental health and keep patient care safer.

Burnout has turned into a constant in the pharmacy profession. For pharmacists, the authors of a study published in US Pharmacist reported 61.2% of the profession experience a high level of burnout, which is a rate higher than surgeons, oncologists, and emergency-medicine practitioners.¹