Today, RamaOnHealthcare talks with Heba Awadallah, Director of Clinical Pharmacy, Adheris. Some background: Pharmacists gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the frontline care team, they vaccinated patients and provided other primary care diagnostic and testing services. Many people weren’t familiar with Pharmacists practicing at the top of their licenses. As primary care physician shortages grew, Pharmacists stepped up to provide some essential healthcare services and expanded pharmacies’ role in patients’ lives.

That’s important, as 90% of people in the U.S. live less than five miles from a community pharmacy, and pharmacists are the third-most trusted medical professionals...