The breadth of expertise of your pharmacist is available to you, Elizabeth Tracey reports

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Pharmacists are increasingly being called upon to take on additional healthcare tasks, from administering immunizations to reconciling medications to dispensing advice along with prescription and over the counter drugs. Victoria DeJaco, a pharmacist at Johns Hopkins, says there’s even more to your pharmacist than that.

Dejaco: Don't be afraid to ask your pharmacist really about anything, any of your medications, anything. People might not think that pharmacists would know anything about their insurance but I would say that pharmacists, especially in the retail setting, so your local big box retailer is going to know how to run your insurance or how to know, oh this medication is just so expensive, what do I do? and they'll know of a different medication that they can put you on or like why you're being charged.    :27

DeJaco notes that pharmacists do have advanced degrees encompassing a breadth of knowledge aimed at improving health, so ask. At Johns Hopkins, I’m Elizabeth Tracey.