Pharmacy Daily | APA joins BMS

THE American Pharmacists Association has been selected to take part in Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Together on Diabetes - Communities Uniting to Meet America’s Diabetes Challenge. The Challenge is funded by the BMS Foundation, and is worth a whopping $100 million (the largest corporately funded diabetes program in the US to date). The APA will use its share of the kitty to expand its care programs, and to help integrate pharmacists into patients’ health care teams. “Pharmacists are one of the most accessible health care providers available to the patient, and their collaborative care efforts with patients, physicians, and other health care providers have consistently helped people with diabetes improve therapeutic outcomes, increase activity, and lead healthier lives,” said Benjamin Bluml, the APA Foundation’s Vice President for Research. “Diabetes presents a unique opportunity to connect more patients to an inter-disciplinary health care team with a whole person orientation within the context of their community,” he added.

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