Why is it important for rural people to have access to pharmacy services?
Pharmacists are part of the health care team and provide advice to patients, case management, and benefits management. Pharmacists have an important role in helping prevent medication errors and in identifying drug interactions. Pharmacy services include more than just supplying prescription drugs, a role that mail-order and Internet prescription drug suppliers can and increasingly do fill. Pharmaceutical care is an important aspect of the spectrum of health care. The rural population tends to be older and have more chronic health conditions than the urban population, which makes access to pharmacy services particularly important to the health of rural residents. The rural elderly, who may have multiple prescriptions, can particularly benefit from a relationship with a pharmacist who, along with their physician, can help them manage their medications. Pharmacists in rural communities may be one of only a few health care providers in a community, and because of this, play a larger role
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