Illinois SR 201: PHARMACOEQUITY

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SR0201LRB104 12578 ECR 23133 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Pharmacoequity, a term introduced by Dr. Utibe 

3Essien, is defined as eliminating treatment disparities in 

4healthcare and ensuring that all individuals, regardless of 

5race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, have access to the 

6highest-quality medications required to manage their health 

7needs; and

8 WHEREAS, Pharmacoequity has eluded our healthcare system 

9for decades; to eliminate this barrier to healthcare access 

10and treatment, we must place equity at the center of the 

11therapeutic continuum; and

12 WHEREAS, The therapeutic continuum refers to the process 

13through which a prescription drug makes its way to a patient; 

14this process is made up of five steps, including drug 

15development, drug trials and testing, drug prescription, drug 

16receipt, and drug adherence, and each step offers a chance to 

17advance equity; and

18 WHEREAS, Improving access to care is important in creating 

19policy to eliminate treatment disparities; this can be 

20addressed by decreasing the dearth of pharmacies in 

21communities of color, now referred to as pharmacy deserts, and 

22by advocating for improved health and language literacy, such 

SR0201- 2 -LRB104 12578 ECR 23133 r

1as engaging patient pharmacy navigators who can aid with 

2dosing instructions, managing multiple prescriptions, and 

3more; and

4 WHEREAS, Although implicit bias training now fills medical 

5curricula across the country, systemic solutions are also 

6needed to address bias in care; conducting data audits of 

7provider prescribing practices through health equity 

8dashboards and creating electronic, medical record-based 

9innovations that make the right choice the e