Awareness and perceptions of advanced practice pharmacists among health care providers in New Mexico.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate health care provider awareness and perceptions of the 2 types of advanced practice pharmacists (APPhs) in New Mexico: pharmacist clinicians (PhCs) and community pharmacists with independent prescriptive authority (iRPhs).

Methods: A cross-sectional electronic survey was administered to health care providers in New Mexico to describe awareness and perceptions of APPhs and benefits and barriers to collaborative practice with APPhs.

Results: A total of 5905 providers received the emailed survey, and 634 (11%) completed the survey, with 68% of the respondents indicating that they were not aware of the 2 types of APPhs in New Mexico.