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Senate approves adding psychiatric pharmacists to collaborative care model

2523020 · March 6, 2025
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The committee passed a bill to permit psychiatric pharmacists to participate in collaborative care teams; proponents said it fills an omission and allows local treatment teams to include pharmacists with psychiatric training.

Sen. Dan Sullivan (District 20) introduced a bill to allow psychiatric pharmacists to participate in the collaborative care model used by psychiatric treatment teams. Dr. Tabita Perez Sakkari, a pharmacist at the Arkansas State Hospital, told the committee she had transitioned from central pharmacy work to…

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