Open AccessCommunity pharmacist's roles: nursing home staff and community pharmacists' views
Author(s) -
Akiya Y.,
Anderson C.,
Avery A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2042-7174
pISSN - 0961-7671
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2002.tb00634.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacist , community pharmacist , nursing , nursing homes , community nursing , family medicine , pharmacy
Focal points In‐depth interviews were employed to describe the views of pharmacists and nurses on community pharmacists' roles Findings highlighted that there is a gap in appreciating the current pharmacist's roles between the two professions Collaborative work with nurses would enable community pharmacists to identify drug‐related problems in nursing home patients Pharmacists need to develop marketing strategies that mutually reward nurses, patients and pharmacists themselves Local pharmaceutical services' pilots will give pharmacists a great opportunity to overcome potential barriers to a more active role for nursing home patients