Dr Phoebe Holdenson Kimura[/caption]
High-quality medicines reconciliation should ideally occur in the emergency department or soon after admission to the ward.
AP
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The rise in patient access to information about managing their own health should not threaten to supplant pharmacists but instead make them more essential...
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Advice and practical tips on how pharmacists can help lead positive change.
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Leading Pharmacy Future: PSA18 highlights
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Pharmacist prescribing is a positive move
Evaluation overseas has found pharmacist prescribing to be safe, clinically appropriate and well-received by patients.
Pharmacy groups have long called for changes to allow pharmacists...
