You too will be striving to fulfill a similar mission when you enter the practice of pharmacy. I believe you will be stepping into pharmacy at a most exciting time. As aspiring pharmacists, you will have an unprecedented opportunity to assume a greater role in affecting patients by directing their care than in any prior generation. Linked with that opportunity, though, is a legal, moral and ethical responsibility for the decisions you make. This combination of opportunity and responsibility is the underlying principle of pharmaceutical care.
Pharmaceutical care involves the prevention, identification and resolution of drug-related problems.
By incorporating pharmacists as equal partners on the healthcare team into the patient care cycle, pharmaceutical care helps improve the cost and quality of pharmacotherapy. The concept of pharmaceutical care demands that practitioners have a grasp not only of drugs and drug therapy, but of the broader health-care picture as well. Pharmaceutical care demands that pharmacists draw upon their expertise and training to formulate new ways to care for patients. Fulfilling the promise of pharmaceutical care will require a total commitment on your part to become innovative pharmacy practitioners, constantly refining, expanding and improving your skills and adapting to the changes around you. As graduates of Campbell University, you will be prepared to assume this new role.