Care team should include pharmacist.

• Position: Type 2 Diabetes - Brief article

Underserved patients with sub-optimally controlled type 2 diabetes who were cared for by pharmacists were more adherent to their medication regimen and had better blood sugar control than those who did not have a pharmacist In their care team, shows a study performed by researchers working with Tennessee's Meharry-Vanderbilt [University] Alliance (MVA).

Rebecca Hopper, Saint Thomas Medical Partners Family Health Center pharmacist supervisor and MVA team members and pharmacy support staff reviewed medical records of 100 patients, half of whom were exposed to enhanced pharmacy care, which Included educating patients with new

diagnoses of type 2 diabetes on the risks of the disease and the benefit of treatment...