Pharmacists are expanding their prescriptive power

More pharmacists will wield their prescribing power in the years ahead. According to a newreport from research firm Kalorama Information, drug purchase decisions made without the influence of a pharmacist will drop from 77% currently to 63% by 2012. By then, the drug revenues influenced by pharmacists are expected to grow to $145 billion, up from $77 billion in 2006. The report added that 43 states now allow pharmacists to initiate, modify, or discontinue drug therapy, and six more states may soon grant prescriptive authority to pharmacists.

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