Open AccessPatient, family physician and community pharmacist perspectives on expanded pharmacy scope of practice: a qualitative study
Author(s) -
Maoliosa Donald,
Kathryn KingShier,
Ross T. Tsuyuki,
Yazid N. Al Hamarneh,
Charlotte A. Jones,
Braden Manns,
Marcello Tonelli,
Wendy Tink,
Nairne Scott-Douglas,
Brenda R. Hemmelgarn
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cmaj open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2291-0026
DOI - 10.9778/cmajo.20160135
Subject(s) - pharmacist , scope of practice , medicine , pharmacy , qualitative research , nursing , pharmacy practice , family medicine , community practice , health care , social science , sociology , economics , economic growth
The RxEACH trial was a randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of community pharmacy-based case finding and intervention in patients at high risk for cardiovascular (CV) events. Community-dwelling patients with poorly controlled risk factors were identified and their CV risk reduced through patient education, prescribing and follow-up by their pharmacist. Perspectives of patients, family physicians and community pharmacists were obtained regarding pharmacists' identification and management of patients at high risk for CV events, to identify strategies to facilitate implementation of the pharmacist's expanded role in routine patient care.