National Pharmaceutical Council President on The Value of a Pharmacist

John M. O’Brien, PharmD, MPH, newly appointed President and CEO of the National Pharmaceutical Council, shares his view of what pharmacists contribute to health care.

Pharmacy Times interviewed John M. O'Brien, PharmD, MPH, on his new role as president and CEO of the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC).

In this discussion, O'Brien lays out his view of the value of a pharmacist. He shares how the accessibility and quick innovation of pharmacists made a personal impact on his life during the pandemic, and the critical role pharmacists played throughout the past year in preventing the abandonment of prescriptions.