title: Consider the benefits of a fully integrated medication use process.
abstract: We believe a pharmacist's professional goal is simple to articulate but challenging to achieve - medication use that is safe and efficacious. Pharmacists do not operate alone in the medication use process and are not the only professionals who can influence medication safety and efficacy. We discuss the medication use process from a systems perspective, identifying opportunities for pharmacists (and others) to address medication safety and efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Professor Emeritus, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
authors.forename: Bill G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Felkey
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
authors.forename: Brent I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Fox