Good relations: Supporting doctors and pharmacists to work together

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Good relations: Supporting doctors and pharmacists to work together

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By Courtney Addison and Denise Taylor
Research Safety Net
Doctors appreciate the “safety net” pharmacists provide [Image: Bonbon Lang-es on Pexels]

New work by researchers from Victoria University of Wellington, Courtney Addison and Denise Taylor, 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, Education Blue W/ Grey Background W/ Padding
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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.