Pharmacists working in general practice: can they help tackle the current workload crisis?

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. Systematic literature review of pharmacists in general practice in supporting the implementation of shared care agreements in primary care.Systematic reviews · 2022
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2. General practice pharmacists in Australia: A systematic review.PloS one · 2021
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3. Addressing potentially inappropriate prescribing in care homes: regional evaluation of a pharmacist-led model in Northern Ireland.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2025
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4. Chronic Care in Primary Care: Exploring the Role and Impact of General Practice Pharmacists in Managing Long-Term Conditions in Northern Ireland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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5. Pharmacists in general practice: what do they do? A qualitative case study.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2023
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6. Evaluating the potential outcomes of pharmacist-led activities in the Australian general practice setting: a prospective observational study.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2023
   Observational
7. GPs' and pharmacists' views of integrating pharmacists into general practices: a qualitative study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2023
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8. Integration of pharmacist independent prescribers into general practice: a mixed-methods study of pharmacists' and patients' views.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2023
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9. Role of primary care pharmacists in the post-hospital discharge care of patients: a scoping review protocol.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2022
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10. Patients' Opinions towards the Services of Pharmacists Based in General Practice.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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11. How do multi-morbidity and polypharmacy affect general practice attendance and referral rates? A retrospective analysis of consultations.PloS one · 2022
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12. Evaluating the role and integration of general practice pharmacists in England: a cross-sectional study.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2021
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13. Exploring pharmacists' perceptions of integrating pharmacists into the general practice setting.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2021
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14. Making hospital discharge safer for frail older patients.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2020
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15. Skill-mix change in general practice: a qualitative comparison of three 'new' non-medical roles in English primary care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2019
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16. The value of pharmacists in general practice: perspectives of general practitioners-an exploratory interview study.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2019
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17. Processing discharge summaries in general practice: a qualitative interview study with GPs and practice managers.BJGP open · 2019
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18. Relationship between prescribing of antibiotics and other medicines in primary care: a cross-sectional study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2019
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19. Evolution of the general practice pharmacist's role in England: a longitudinal study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2018
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20. Pharmacists Becoming Physicians: For Better or Worse?Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018
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Corrections and comments

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  Pharmacists are not physician assistants.2017
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  Clinical pharmacists in general practice: a necessity not a luxury?2018

Authors and funding

1 author.

Funding

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Abstract

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