In 2006, the American Public Health Association (APHA) outlined the public health role of the pharmacist in a statement7 building on two previous APHA publications. The public health duties that an individual pharmacist performs will vary, based on the individual’s experience, abilities, training, and work setting. ASHP has described roles pharmacists have in specific public health–related activities, including:
antimicrobial stewardship and infection control substance abuse prevention, education, and treatment prevention of controlled substances diversion managing drug product shortages immunization tobacco cessation emergency preparedness and response