Evolving Roles of Palliative Care Pharmacists

In this article, we provide an overview of pharmacists' involvement with palliative care, starting with recent history, up to present day. The aim of this review is to highlight advances in the field of palliative care pharmacy and the integral role pharmacists have on the palliative care team. We conclude that despite participating on multidisciplinary palliative care teams for over 20 years, pharmacy still lacks a board certifica-tion in palliative care. J Pain Symptom Manage 2022;64:e357-e361.(c) 2022 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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This article provides an overview of pharmacists' involvement with palliative care, highlighting their integral role on the team. It points out the lack of board certification in palliative care for pharmacists despite their years of participation on multidisciplinary teams.