Good relations: Supporting doctors and pharmacists to work together

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Good relations: Supporting doctors and pharmacists to work together

21 June 2023

By Courtney Addison and Denise Taylor

Wednesday 21 June 2023, 12:25 AM

Doctors appreciate the “safety net” pharmacists provide [Image: Bonbon Lang-es on Pexels]

New work by researchers from Victoria University of Wellington sheds light on how pharmacists and doctors work together to advance patients’ access to, and use of, pharmaceuticals

Key points, Doctors and pharmacists recognise each other’s expertise and want to work well together to support each other’s practice and patients’ health. Pharm, Pract Green w Pale Yellow

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References

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2. Broom A, Broom J, Kirby E, et al. The path of least resistance? Jurisdictions, responsibility and professional asymmetries in pharmacists’ accounts of antibiotic decisions in hospitals. Soc Sci Med 2015;146:95–103.

3. Addison C, Taylor D. The pharmacist as safety net: an interview-based study of the intersecting dependencies between doctors and pharmacists. J Pharm Policy Pract 2023;16(1):40.

4. Bidwell S, Thompson L. GPs, community pharmacists and shifting professional boundaries. N Z Med J 2015;128(1414):19–26.

5. Bollen A, Harrison R, Aslani P, et al. Factors influencing interprofessional collaboration between community pharmacists and general practitioners-A systematic review. Health Soc Care Community 2019;27(4):e189–212.

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