Comparing Expectations: How Pharmacy Students View Physician Assistant and Medical Students.

Purpose: The aim of this prospective, perception scale study was to evaluate pharmacy student expectations and perceptions of student medical providers before and after interprofessional education (IPE).

Methods: Using pre- and postactivity surveys, the expectations and perceptions of 2 cohorts of third-year pharmacy students who worked with first-year physician assistant (PA) students and second-year medical (MD) students in an evidence-based, case-based IPE session were compared.

Results: Before engaging in the interprofessional activities, the pharmacy students' (N = 131) expectations were either similar for both student provider groups or greater for MD students.

Codeine prescribing practices before and after the 2017 FDA warning at an academic health system.

Background: In April of 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a boxed warning contraindicating codeine use in all patients younger than 12 years of age.