Repeat dispensing system well received by GPs
Pharmacist-managed repeat dispensing services have been welcomed
by GPs |
A pharmacist-managed repeat dispensing system has been well received by GPs.
The evaluation, of a pilot scheme published in the International
Journal of Pharmacy Practice (2005;13:41), considers the GP perspective of repeat
dispensing and involved 36 GPs from 15 general practices.
The GPs were sent questionnaires and most responded positively to the
system saying they would like to use it, or a modified version of it,
for their patients.
The questionnaires gave the GPs a chance to give their opinions of the
new services and also allowed possible improvements to be highlighted.
Repeat dispensing is one of the essential services to be provided under
the new community pharmacy contract in England and Wales when it comes
into force in April.
Terry Porteous, research pharmacist at the University of Aberdeen and
one of the authors of the study, commented that service developments
such as repeat dispensing systems would not happen overnight. “We
are trying to make sure that the introduction of these services go as
smoothly as possible,” she said.
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Other IJPP research; Article p247 |
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