The Role of the Pharmacist on an Integrative Medicine Healthcare Team

Pharmacists are among the most accessible and trusted healthcare professionals and are uniquely positioned to serve as medication experts within integrative medicine teams. This narrative review synthesizes the literature describing pharmacist contributions to integrative medicine, with a focus on chronic disease management. Evidence highlights pharmacist involvement in diverse practice settings-including community pharmacy, oncology, and cardiometabolic disease-where they provide critical expertise in medication optimization, identification of supplement-drug interactions, and patient counseling. These published findings likely reflect only a fraction of the pharmacist's unique contributions to integrative medicine teams. Future research should further characterize and evaluate the full scope of pharmacists' roles in integrative medicine, including their impact on patient outcomes, safety, and interprofessional collaboration.