Proposed Model Would Allow Pharmacists to Become Independent Clinicians

Pharmacy Times July 24, 2024
Christian Gee

If properly implemented, increasing the pharmacist’s clinical authority could ensure increased access to care for patients and advance the practice of pharmacy.

Although pharmacists are considered medication experts, interestingly enough, they do not have the authority to prescribe. A research team in the United Kingdom developed a paper aiming to answer why this is and designing a model for pharmacists to become independent clinicians. According to this model, clinicians who dispense medications will alsoprescribe, manage, and alter medication therapy for patients.

The plan rests on 3 key premises:

• The health care system must encourage integration of pharmacists into the current clinical service structure to utilize their new credentials appropriately.
• Pharmacists will need further education in clinical skills to allow...

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