On Jan. 12, National Pharmacist Day offers us an opportunity to recognize the importance of pharmacists and how much of an impact you can make on the health and well-being of the Veterans we serve with the unique benefits available to pharmacists at VA.
“This is the greatest place to work for, where you can expand your roles, where you can learn, where you can grow, where you can meet great people and have the job satisfaction that you’re doing something great for the Veteran population,” said Melinda Matos-Toro, a clinical pharmacy practitioner at the Mayagüez VA Outpatient Clinic in Puerto Rico.
Unlike other health care systems, VA offers pharmacists the unique responsibility to write and fill prescriptions based on a patient’s medication history and their own knowledge. While patients still receive a diagnosis from the doctor, you’re the one who will make the final call on medications.
“It really is the epitome of working at the top of your license,” said Dr. Christina White, chief of pharmacy at Robley Rex VA Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky. “That’s by far the best and most unique thing about working as a pharmacist at VA.”
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