Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 376-381 , December 2009

Ready, willing, and able to provide MTM services?: A survey of community pharmacists in the USA

  • Anandi V. Law, B.Pharm., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Pomona, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Dean & Chief Academic Officer and Professor of Pharmacy, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy - Georgia Campus, 309 E. Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766, USA. Tel.: +909 469 5645; fax: +909 469 5428.
    • ,
  • Mark P. Okamoto, Pharm.D.

      Affiliations

    • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy, Suwanee, GA, USA
    • ,
  • Kelly Brock, Pharm.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Pomona, CA, USA

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 An earlier version of this document was presented as an abstract at the American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting and Expo, March 14–17, 2008, San Diego CA.

 Potential Conflicts of Interest Disclosure: The authors do not have any conflict of interest or financial interests in any service or product mentioned in the article.

PII: S1551-7411(09)00003-5

doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2009.01.001

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 376-381 , December 2009

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