November 21, 2008

White paper on Expanding the Role of Pharmacists in Caring for Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease

The white paper presents a summary discussion from a meeting held on March 5-6, 2008 convened by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation. Leading national experts including representatives from the American Association of Retired Persons, the National Alzheimer's Association, the National Family Caregivers Association and the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease met as a coordinating council to discuss the current levels of care and services provided by pharmacists to patients with Alzheimer's Disease. The White paper was developed to serve as a "blueprint document" to stimulate both discussion and action on how to help patients and family caregivers manage the burden of this devastating disease.

The article was published in the November/December 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (2008; 48: 715-721). This copyrighted material is reprinted here with permission of APhA. For more information, contact: American Pharmacists Association Foundation, 2215 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, District of Columbia 20037; 202-429-7656; Fax: 202-783-2351; Web site: www.aphafoundation.org;  or www.pharmacist.com.