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According to Dr. Jennifer Bacci<\/strong>, community pharmacies are at a crossroads and advocacy is the key to ensure their survival.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with Drug Topics<\/em><\/a>, Bacci \u2013 endowed associate professor of Innovative Pharmacy Practice \u2013 emphasized the urgent need for policy support and collaboration across healthcare professions to sustain community pharmacy services.<\/p>\n

With pharmacists playing an essential role in accessible, patient-centered care, challenges like reimbursement issues and workforce shortages threaten their ability to provide critical services.<\/p>\n

Bacci highlights how interprofessional support and legislative action can help strengthen pharmacies as frontline healthcare providers, ensuring patients continue to receive the care they need, when and where they need it.<\/p>\n

Get the complete conversation on DrugTopics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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