Overview
This resource provides a comprehensive guide to assist pharmacists in understanding and implementing collaborative practice agreements (CPAs). It outlines how to determine if utilizing a CPA is the right approach for the clinical services you offer, the essential elements of a CPA, including regulatory requirements, and best practices for implementation. By leveraging CPAs, pharmacists can expand their roles in patient care, improve health outcomes, and collaborate with other health care providers.
A CPA that allows pharmacists to provide hypertension services can improve antihypertensive medication adherence, reduce systolic and diastolic BP and improve overall patient outcomes. Pharmacists with a CPA can identify patients who would benefit from improved hypertension management, perform antihypertensive dosage adjustments to reach goal BP targets, provide essential education, and monitor/follow up on the patient’s adherence of antihypertensives. Pharmacists are an integral member of a patient's health care team, and a CPA allows the pharmacist to practice at the top of their license to improve patient health outcomes while simultaneously reducing provider burden and promoting efficient utilization of health care resources.