A view from the floor of the pharmacy: The experience of a severe asthma attack.

Pharmacists are one of the most accessible health care providers in the United States. 1 Manolakis P.G. Skelton J.B. Pharmacists' contributions to primary care in the United States collaborating to address unmet patient care needs: the emerging role for pharmacists to address the shortage of primary care providers. Am J Pharm Educ. 2010; 74: S7 Crossref PubMed Scopus (122) Google Scholar To encourage discussions about the roles of pharmacists beyond dispensing medications, we relate the experience of having a severe asthma attack inside a community pharmacy as experienced by one of the authors (MC). Melissa D Clarkson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Thomas L Platt, PharmD, PhD, MBA, Associate Director, Quality and Outcomes, Assistant Adjunct Professor, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky Specialty Pharmacy and Infusion Services, Lexington, KY