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InformationPRIMARY CARE A primary care provider (PCP) is a person you may see first for checkups and health problems. PCPs can help manage your overall health. If you have a health care plan, find out what type of practitioner can serve as your PCP.
NURSING CARE
Advanced practice nurses include nurse practitioners (NPs) and the following:
DRUG THERAPY Licensed pharmacists have graduate training from a college of pharmacy. Your pharmacist prepares and processes drug prescriptions that were written by your primary or specialty care provider. Pharmacists provide information to people about medicines. They also consult with providers about dosages, interactions, and side effects of medicines. Your pharmacist may also follow your progress to check that you are using your medicine safely and effectively. Pharmacists also can evaluate your health and prescribe medicines. SPECIALTY CARE Your primary care provider may refer you to professionals in various specialties when necessary, such as:
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants may also provide care in association with most types of specialists. Alternative NamesPhysicians; Nurses; Health care providers; Doctors; Pharmacists Images
ReferencesAssociation of American Medical Colleges website. Careers in medicine. www.aamc.org/cim/specialty/exploreoptions/list/. Accessed October 21, 2020. American Academy of PAs website. What is a PA? www.aapa.org/what-is-a-pa/. Accessed October 21, 2020. American Association of Nurse Practitioners website. What's a nurse practitioner (NP)? www.aanp.org/about/all-about-nps/whats-a-nurse-practitioner. Accessed October 21, 2020. American Pharmacists Association website. About APhA. www.pharmacist.com/who-we-are. Accessed April 15, 2021. Review Date 8/13/2020Updated by: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team. Editorial update 04/15/2021. Which of the following Boolean searches will help broaden your search to include articles using any of your search terms?OR. Use OR to broaden your search. Using OR between search terms broadens your results as any or all of your search terms can be present.
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