Education and training needs for Australian pharmacists preparing for an expanded prescribing role

• In: E7 - AcPS Short Oral Presentations on Tuesday, 8 September 2009, 9:10-11:50
• At: Istanbul (Turkey) (2009)
• Type: Presentations + Posters
• By: HOTI, Kreshnik (School of Pharmacy, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia)
• Co-author(s): Hughes, Jeffery (School of Pharmacy, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia)
  Sunderland, V. Bruce (School of Pharmacy, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia)
  
• Abstract:

  Background: Expanded prescribing is emerging as a new professional role for pharmacists. Pharmacists in Australia are restricted to prescribing over-the-counter medications. In the UK pharmacists can act as supplementary or independent prescribers depending on their training. The aims of this research were to identify the main therapeutic areas

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