Guest Spotlights

For years, clinicians have known that deprescribing is clinically important. Every day, health care professionals identify unnecessary medications, reduce adverse drug events, prevent falls, minimize drug interactions, and help patients navigate medication burden.

In a new guest blog from APhA, Col (Ret) John D. Gräbenstein, RPh, PhD, FAPhA, encourages pharmacists to continue giving strong vaccine recommendations and reminds the profession that vaccines remain one of the safest and most effective tools to prevent serious illness and death.

Fifteen years ago, William Villaume and I developed our sense making approach to motivational interviewing (MI) based on Brenda Dervin's sense making theory.

After 25 years as a member of APhA, and more than 20 years of active service in a variety of leadership roles,—Alex Varkey is sharing a personal reflection you won’t want to miss.

A new year brings new guidelines, new challenges, and new opportunities to make a difference. In the latest APhA guest spotlight, Betsy Elswick, PharmD, FAPhA, draws inspiration from Loren Eiseley’s “The Star Thrower” to explore how pharmacists can create ripples of impact in the lives of their patients.