Pharmacists are the most accessible health care provider, whose ultimate goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. Pharmacists are the medication experts. Whether you live in a rural, urban or suburban setting, you can find a pharmacist who can help you with all of your medication questions. Pharmacists constantly work to prevent medication errors and costly medication problems, as well as increase your quality of life.
The Michigan Pharmacists Association and Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) Public Affairs Committee conduct a statewide “That’s My Pharmacist” campaign in conjunction with Pharmacy Week each year. The campaign encourages patients to visit their local pharmacy and get to know their pharmacist. Be sure to utilize the materials provided below to highlight the importance of pharmacists to the overall health and well-being of their patients.Use the following materials to promote the essential role pharmacists play in health care. Customize advertising to include your contact information.
Utilize Promotional Materials
Utilize these customizable full- and half-page advertisements, radio ads (with or without background music), letters to the editor templates and media tips to promote the valuable role of pharmacists to patients.
Full page print ad | Half page print ad
Radio ad (voice only) | Radio ad (with music)
Letters to the editor | Media tips
Full page print ad | Half page print ad
Radio ad (voice only) | Radio ad (with music)
Letters to the editor | Media tips
Full page print ad | Half page print ad
Provide Your Patients with a Medication Chart
This printable 8.5" x 5.5" postcard provides patients with a personal medication chart, as well as a list of questions to ask their pharmacist about each medication they're taking.
Hang a Flyer in Your Pharmacy or Share Them with Patients
Take advantage of these flyers on a variety of health care topics! These PDF files can be downloaded, printed and used for educational purposes. Hang them up in your pharmacy, or provide copies to patients during Michigan Pharmacy Week.
- Affording Medications | color | black and white
- Being There to Answer My Questions: color
- Medication Disposal | color | black and white
- Obesity | color | black and white
- Patient Safety | color | black and white
- Prevention is Key | color | black and white
- Smoking Cessation | color | black and white
- Support Your Local Pharmacist | color | black and white
- What Does My Pharmacist Do? | color | black and white
- 10 Things to Do When You Get a New Prescription | color
Send a Letter to the Editor of Your Local Newspaper
Customize the following letters to the editor on a variety of health care and pharmacy topics to promote the valuable role pharmacists play. Last year, several MPA members reported having their letters published. Contact us if you send a letter to your local newspaper so that we can watch for it and share your piece with MPA members and on our social media sites.
- Click here to download a Microsoft Word document with customizable letter to the editor messages
Hang a Poster Up at Your Practice Site
Print off the following poster created by MPA and hang it up at your practice site to help promote the That's My Pharmacist campaign! This was included as an insert for MPA members in the October 2012 issue of Michigan Pharmacist journal.
- Click here to download the poster
Utilize Videos to Promote the Value of the Pharmacist
Utilize the following videos to promote the valuable role of the pharmacist on the health care team. A Day in the Life of a Pharmacist
- View this video that showcases "A Day in the Life of a Pharmacist," including assisting patients with making important choices, protecting patients and keeping them healthy so that they can meet their health goals, and providing tools and knowledge to assist patients with better caring for themselves.