 [ Symptoms ] i can not afford a doctor for all my questions what role can my pharmacist play [ Disease ] well the pharmacist is really the medication expert so when it comes to medications we can assist this patient now we are not going to replace a doctor doctor is an essential component of the healthcare team in the medical home so i would say that maybe there is a clinic opportunity available close by or a hospital that has an outpatient clinic that they can sign up for it and see a physician at least or a nurse practitioner as well they are another healthcare provider they have practices that are readily available and accessible pharmacist can at least talk to them about their medications we can help them create what we call a medication list which is a list of their prescription medications their over the counters their vitamins and their herbal supplements we can answer any question that they may have about side effects taking products together drug interactions possible food interactions precautions to take while taking certain medications so in that case we will be more than happy to answer any question that they have