The changing nature of prescribing: Pharmacists as prescribers and challenges to medical dominance

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 406-421

  Weiss, Marjorie C ^a   Sutton, Jane ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Patient safety; Pharmacists; Prescribing; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WALES;

EID: 63849195010     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2008.01142.x     Document Type: Article

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