By Marcus A. Banks
In her 17 years as a pharmacist, Amy Werremeyer, PharmD, BCCP, often heard about stigmatizing experiences from people who receive medications to manage mental illness.
“They might mention a side effect of a medication they’re taking and receive no support, or stress that they don’t want to take a medication only to have the provider prescribe it anyway,” said Dr. Werremeyer, the chair of and a professor at North Dakota State University’s Pharmacy