title: Composing Effective and Efficient E-mails: A Primer for Pharmacy Practitioners.
abstract: This primer describes the purpose and importance of e-mail as a key communication medium in the workplace. It emphasizes clarity as a primary modality to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Finally, the primer reviews elements of grammar, punctuation, and style that contribute to each e-mail's ability to meet language standards, enhance the writer's image, and successfully transmit information.
authors.affiliation: Area Vice President, McKesson Pharmacy Optimization , Bel Air, Maryland.
authors.forename: Marc R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Summerfield
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Pharmacy , Baltimore .
authors.forename: Agnes Ann
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Feemster
keywords: communication; e-mail; information