California Pharmacists Association的动态

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Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity. My name is Doctor Richard Dang. I'm a pharmacist and assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at the University of Southern California. I'm a past president of, and I'm speaking on behalf of the California Pharmacist Association. Pharmacists do more than dispense medications. They are integral healthcare providers to a modern healthcare system. Pharmacists are medication experts who optimize drug therapy to ensure safety and efficacy. The state itself recognizes this role, declaring that quote, pharmacy practice is a dynamic. Patient oriented health service continually evolving to include more sophisticated and comprehensive patient care activities. Pharmacists are also healthcare providers with the authority to provide healthcare services. End Quote. With expertise in medication management and treatment protocols, pharmacists manage chronic diseases, advanced public health and collaborate with physicians to improve outcomes and expand access. Yet, pharmacist care is currently constrained, putting patient access at risk. We urge your support for a standard of care model to modernize. Pharmacy regulation, the current rigid statute based framework, lags behind advances in healthcare, forcing reactive legislation that delays care and risk patient harm. Current state statutes mandate strict adherence to protocols tied to CDC and FDA recommendations for various pharmacist services. These statutes jeopardize patient care when federal priorities shift, as seen in January when key CDC documents were deliberately altered and restricted to obstruct public access. Under the current model, federal changes could immediately halt pharmacists provided services for HIV vaccines and birth control, leaving patients vulnerable to disruptions driven by shifting federal priorities and regulatory uncertainty. Adopting a standard of care model empowers pharmacists to practice based on their expertise and evidence, not on outdated, enriched statutes. This approach safeguards patient access, aligns with best practices, and strengthens and protects California's healthcare system. To be clear, this is not an expansion of scope. Moving to a standard of care model aligns with the state definition of pharmacy practice and allows pharmacists to provide comprehensive care. Thank you very much. Thank you.