The practice pharmacist: A natural fit in the general practice team

Australian Prescriber

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 211-214

  Freeman, Christopher ^a,b   Rigby, Deborah ^a,c   John, Aloizos A M ^c,d   Williams, Ian ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Camp Hill Healthcare   (Australia)

^c Garden City Medical Centre   (Australia)

^d Australian Digital Health Agency   (Australia)

^e Brisbane South Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

Medication reconciliation; Medication review; Pharmacist

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FUNDING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST;

EID: 85018758965     PISSN: 03128008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2016.067     Document Type: Article

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