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W A Zellmer

Publications and source records attributed to W A Zellmer.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1996

Harvey A. K. Whitney Lecture. Searching for the soul of pharmacy.

This lecture explores the theme that the soul (character) of individual pharmacists must be nourished in order to save pharmacy as a health profession. Health care is being drastically altered by a private sector that says it wants to lower health care costs but in fact desires huge profits. Pharmacy leaders have shown nimbleness in dealing with corporate demands, but many are becoming too preoccupied with the business of health care. Pharmacists need to discipline themselves lest the lure of the new order blind them to their primary obligations to patients. Pharmacists should act as a counterforce to the marketing of prescription drug products directly to consumers. Pharmacy is an occupation psychically bound to the act of providing medications to patients, but which knows it must find a new reason for being. There is hope for the profession in this realization--it led to the philosophy of pharmaceutical care--but no guarantees. Pharmacists must declare that their interests may differ from their employers' whenever patient welfare is in question. Suggestions are offered on how to nourish the soul of pharmacy.

Drug Industry↗
PubMed1994

Pharmacist involvement in needle exchange programs.

The use of injecting drugs with contaminated syringes and needles is a major factor in the spread of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that clean syringes and needles be made more easily available. This study surveyed 102 executives of state pharmacy boards and state pharmacist associations to determine their stands on repealing laws that preclude easy access to syringes and needles and on encouraging pharmacist participation in needle exchange programs. The 63 respondents to the survey moderately supported repeal measures, but they were somewhat less supportive of encouraging pharmacists to participate in needle exchange programs.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗