Beyond the Symptom: Pharmacy’s Functional Medicine Revolution

Linda Hicks2026-10-22T12:49:09-05:00October 15th, 2026|Categories: Alternative Medicine, Medication Safety, Member Benefits, Nutrition, nutrition & wellness, Patient Care, Patient Counseling, Patient Safety, Preventative Care, Wellness|Tags: ACA, American College of Apothecaries, compounding pharmacy, compounding pharmacy business, pharmacy business|

Beyond the Symptom: Pharmacy’s Functional Medicine Revolution

This SIG meeting will explore the foundational principles of functional medicine and how pharmacists can look beyond symptom management to better understand the root causes of health concerns. Discussion will include the Functional Medicine Matrix, advanced specialty testing, and lifestyle and nutritional approaches to personalized patient care. Participants will explore how functional medicine principles can be incorporated into pharmacy practice, including opportunities for personalized consultations. The meeting will conclude with a discussion of three patient cases evaluated through a functional medicine lens.

Renee Prescott, PharmD, AFMC | F.A.M.E. Health and Wellness

Bio: Dr. Renee Prescott is a functional medicine specialist, certified health coach, and pharmacist with over 20 years’ experience in the personalized medicine industry. She has been a speaker and facilitator at 100s of conferences, as well as written articles and textbook chapters in the pharmaceutical space. Renee graduated from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy in 2002 and received her Applied Functional Medicine Certification from the School of Applied Functional Medicine in March of 2024. In addition to owning F.A.M.E. Health and Wellness, Renee spends her time as the Senior Director of Education at PCCA where she creates and executes continuing education events.

Explore the foundations of functional medicine and how pharmacists can look beyond symptoms to identify root causes of health concerns. This SIG meeting will cover the Functional Medicine Matrix, advanced specialty testing, lifestyle and nutritional approaches, and personalized patient consultations. The discussion will conclude with three patient cases demonstrating how functional medicine principles can be applied in pharmacy practice.

This meeting will not offer CE.

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Nutrition & Wellness SIG Meeting: “Evaluating Integrative Polypharmacology: Herb–Drug Interactions in Contemporary Practice”

Linda Hicks2026-08-12T15:13:40-05:00May 7th, 2026|Categories: nutrition & wellness, Alternative Medicine, Clinical Research, Fellows and Members, Medication Safety, networking, Pharmacy Practice, Wellness|Tags: education, news, pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, student pharmacist|

Mary Beth Babos, PharmD, is a pharmacist, educator, and researcher with interests in integrative medicine, pharmacology, ethnobotany, herbal therapeutics, and rural healthcare access. Her work has focused on the evaluation of herb–drug interactions through analysis of case reports, interaction resources, and pharmacovigilance data to better understand clinical relevance and support evidence-informed decision-making under uncertainty. Dr. Babos has experience teaching across allied health programs and is particularly interested in integrating patient preferences with contemporary standards of care.

Nutrition & Wellness SIG – Evaluating Integrative Polypharmacology: Herb–Drug Interactions in Contemporary Practice

This presentation explores contemporary herb–drug and supplement–drug interactions encountered in modern pharmacy practice, with emphasis on evidence quality, clinical relevance, and decision-making under uncertainty. As patients increasingly combine prescription therapies such as GLP-1 receptor agonists, SGLT2 inhibitors, psychotropics, and cardiovascular agents with cannabinoids, botanicals, adaptogens, and “wellness stacks,” pharmacists are uniquely positioned to evaluate potential risks and guide safe use. Through real-world cases and analysis of commonly used interaction resources, attendees will examine the challenges of interpreting conflicting evidence to distinguish theoretical from clinically meaningful interactions.

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Nutrition & Wellness Faculty Meeting: “Empowered by Design: Pharmacogenomics in Personalized Care”

Linda Hicks2026-04-28T15:05:43-05:00February 24th, 2026|Categories: nutrition & wellness, Alternative Medicine, Fellows and Members, Medication Safety, networking, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacy Practice|Tags: education, news, pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, student pharmacist|

Sue Paul, RPh, is a pharmacist, entrepreneur and small business owner with over 30 years of experience in the industry.

After journeying through the traditional pharmacy avenues of retail, nursing home consulting, and hospital, she founded SyneRxgy (pronounced si·nr·jee) Consulting LLC, a concierge pharmacy service that is registered as a Limited Category 2 Pharmacy in the State of Ohio. SyneRxgy assists patients and physicians in managing chronic disease states including medication adjustments and education, implementing and analyzing pharmacogenomic and
nutrigenomic testing for patients, and compiling/reviewing current medication lists for patients. She enjoys educating clients on all aspects of medication to empower them to take control of their health. Current worksites include physician offices, employer worksites, and in-home
patient visits.

In 2018, Sue co-founded PGx101, LLC along with Dan Krinsky, RPh, MS, which offers pharmacists 20 hours of ACPE approved continuing education and a certificate in Pharmacogenomics (PGx). She has been using PGx in her clinic and with home patients to implement patient-centered medication modification in conjunction with their providers since 2016.

In 2017, Sue co-founded, Medipreneurs LLC, an international conference and community for pharmacy entrepreneurs. She gets a kick out of empowering other pharmacists to dream about how they would practice if there weren’t any barriers. She is active in local, state and national professional organizations including board member and President of the Ohio Pharmacists Foundation.

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband Ted and four adult children (Megan, Emily, Ian, and Evan), reading, walking with friends, and brainstorming with others about action plans to get from where they are to where they want to be.

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“Empowered by Design: Pharmacogenomics in Personalized Care”

Description: Many patients accumulate medications because of ineffective or poorly tolerated therapies.

This presentation briefly reviews how pharmacogenomic testing can interrupt that cycle, guide precision prescribing, and open the door to meaningful medication reduction. Pharmacogenomics represents a unique opportunity to elevate clinical services, strengthen provider relationships, and differentiate care. By integrating pharmacogenomic insights, independent pharmacists can identify medication-related problems more precisely, support optimized therapy selection, and position themselves as essential partners in personalized patient care—improving outcomes while expanding the pharmacy’s clinical and professional impact.

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“Empowered by Design: Pharmacogenomics in Personalized Care”

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