From “retailers” to health care providers: transforming the role of community pharmacists in chronic disease management
Community pharmacists are the third largest healthcare professional group in the world after
physicians and nurses. Despite their considerable training, community pharmacists are the …
physicians and nurses. Despite their considerable training, community pharmacists are the …
Non‐medical prescribing versus medical prescribing for acute and chronic disease management in primary and secondary care
Background A range of health workforce strategies are needed to address health service
demands in low‐, middle‐and high‐income countries. Non‐medical prescribing involves …
demands in low‐, middle‐and high‐income countries. Non‐medical prescribing involves …
Perceptions of pharmacists' roles in the era of expanding scopes of practice
Background Alberta was the first province in Canada to enact legislative changes to permit
expansion of pharmacists' scope of practice, including allowing pharmacists to prescribe …
expansion of pharmacists' scope of practice, including allowing pharmacists to prescribe …
Barriers to pharmacist prescribing: a scoping review comparing the UK, New Zealand, Canadian and Australian experiences
Objectives Non-medical prescribers, including pharmacists, have been found to achieve
comparable clinical outcomes with doctors for certain health conditions. Legislation …
comparable clinical outcomes with doctors for certain health conditions. Legislation …
Pharmacist non‐medical prescribing in primary care. A systematic review of views, opinions, and attitudes
Background Uptake of non‐medical prescribing by pharmacists working in primary care has
been slow. This is despite benefits such as quicker and more efficient access to medicines …
been slow. This is despite benefits such as quicker and more efficient access to medicines …
Competence and confidence with prescribing in pharmacy and medicine: a scoping review
C Woit, N Yuksel, TL Charrois - International Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Prescribing is a growing scope of practice for pharmacists. The objective of this
scoping review is to explore themes within the literature related to prescribing competence …
scoping review is to explore themes within the literature related to prescribing competence …
Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of pharmacist input at the ward level: a systematic review and meta-analysis
DM Dawoud, M Smyth, J Ashe, T Strong… - Research in Social and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Pharmacists play important role in ensuring timely care delivery at the ward
level. The optimal level of pharmacist input, however, is not clearly defined. Objective To …
level. The optimal level of pharmacist input, however, is not clearly defined. Objective To …
The development of a role description and competency map for pharmacists in an interprofessional care setting
Background Pharmacists are increasingly being included as members of general practice
primary care teams. To date, there have been few published studies describing the …
primary care teams. To date, there have been few published studies describing the …
[HTML][HTML] Community pharmacists' evolving role in Canadian primary health care: a vision of harmonization in a patchwork system
T Raiche, R Pammett, S Dattani… - Pharmacy Practice …, 2020 - SciELO Espana
Canada's universal public health care system provides physician, diagnostic, and hospital
services at no cost to all Canadians, accounting for approximately 70% of the 264 billion …
services at no cost to all Canadians, accounting for approximately 70% of the 264 billion …
Barriers and enablers to integrating mental health into primary care: a policy analysis
Integrating care for physical health and behavioural health (mental health and addictions)
has been a longstanding challenge, although research supports the clinical and cost …
has been a longstanding challenge, although research supports the clinical and cost …