APhA Policy Manual

Patient Access to Pharmacist-Prescribed Medications

DISPENSING AUTHORITY DRUG PRODUCT SELECTION PHARMACY PRACTICE PRESCRIBING AUTHORITY

APhA asserts that pharmacists’ patient care services and related prescribing by pharmacists help improve patient access to care, patient outcomes, and community health, and they align with coordinated, team-based care.
APhA supports increased patient access to care through pharmacist prescriptive authority models.
APhA opposes requirements and restrictions that impede patient access to pharmacist-prescribed medications and related services.
APhA urges prescribing pharmacists to coordinate care with patients’ other health care providers through appropriate documentation, communication, and referral.
APhA advocates that medications and services associated with prescribing by pharmacists must be covered and compensated in the same manner as for other prescribers.
APhA supports the right of patients to receive pharmacist-prescribed medications at the pharmacy of their choice.