The Hispanic Diabetes Management Program: Impact of community pharmacists on clinical outcomes.

Objective: To assess the impact of community pharmacists on clinical outcomes in Hispanic patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: 126 patients were enrolled in this longitudinal pre/post cohort study that took place in nine community and four workplace pharmacies in San Antonio, TX. Pharmacists provided education, point-of-care testing for glycemic and metabolic parameters, clinical assessment, goal setting, and drug therapy management with physicians.